This is one theory about LIR, I'm not convinced that Eric and the current incarnation of Phoenix1969 are still the same people I did a lexical analysis on the posts are there are many differences in writing formation, grammar and structure. It seems clear to me that the owner of that account changed hands at least two times.
I think if he planned this the way it seems that he must have changed his writing style to fit the scam. I could be wrong. Either way just be careful picking him as a delegate because Eric Hansen looks like a scammer.