Bitcoin gold is not a scam. It's just a bunch of people that try to profit from the fork, the exact the same way that Bitcoin cash founder were trying to profit. It doesn't mean it's a scam, it only means that someone things a lot of money can be made from this, if people believe that ASCI will not be necessary anymore and prefer CPU over it, that's fine, let them invest in it. Bitcoin Cash has done quite well considering it did not have so much to over (just a higher block size, which comes with man issues), so the mining thing with Bitcoin Gold is quite justified as a good solution to an ever increasing problem. The founders are out there and communicate, and these are real people not internet trolls or avatars hiding behind a mask. It's definitely not a scam, but that doesn't mean it's a good investment.