This project is officially dead since the dev left this project, another abandoned project. Sometimes it's really hard to put most of your asset or money and invest them into a particular project, it is hard to bear loss after the dev leaves you hanging in the air.
Yes, with new people are coming into crypto, also the scam rate is increasing.
Thats the price we pay for the adoption of the masses. But we need the masses in crypto, that also means good gains for us and a great future, where crypto will decentralize many businesses and makes it more fair for all the people.