I just got into crypto when Deeponion came out, after being in crypto for over 2 years now and the experience I gained, I can honestly say I don't think Deeponion is an outright scam at all. I think it was a very ingenious marketing strategy which actually did work (price rose to $18 with all the fomo).
But I don't think deeponion is really anything special and as far as being private I don't think it is really private at all you can still go on the block explorer and look up addresses with balances and what not. SO I came to the conclusion that it is not a scam but it is just a coin that has nothing really special about it, besides the fact that their forum is active but that doesn't really mean that much.
They still didn't implement deepsend as they said they would have. I just don't like the general vibe over at the forum it seems kinda corny to be honest and a little cultish, if there was some good tech behind it I would reinvest but tbh I just don't see anything that interesting and/or special about it but hey if it can 100x again I might throw a few bucks at it and use it to get some more btc

@adamantasarus we share a similar story I too had joined their forum, and collected several deeponions and regret not selling them at $18. When I look back it didnt look like a scam to me I had interacted with their members, and admin they all seemed nice people to me with noble intentions. However after reading all the information here Im not sure what to think of them, I guess the sensible thing we all can do is avoid them till we get more clarity on the allegations.