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.
I don't see how Eric would have had time to be involved with LIR. He's constantly been on Lisk chat nearly 24/7 since March. Also, why would a scammer post his driver's license with his picture and location in a public forum? I am inclined to believe he was too preoccupied with Lisk to bother with the Phoenix1969 account on BCT when he thought he had just forgotten the password, and just did a screenshot of the profile, given the time it must have taken him to write up such a detailed and lengthy delegate proposal. Also, Phoenix1969 has never shown any interest in or made any mention of any type of gambling sites or dapps while in Lisk chat or in the forums, until he found out his BCT account was used to promote LIR.