You're free to believe what you want, but having known and talked for a lot of time with Jommy and Tomski, I know I can trust them. amDoge is a straight speaking person if there ever was one.
Things went bad when bdanyo dissapeared, that's true, and that's sad. But if this new activity was a new scam cycle, you'd see lots and LOTS more of hype, activity and memes.
I myself got hit by the crash after bdanyo disappearance. I still don't know if he died or he was your usual scammer. Doesn't really matter. I invested 600e in PND when it was at 1 satoshi, and withdrawn 600e when it was somewhere near 10 satoshi, leaving me with lots of pandas. The only thing I lost was the time I invested in it. And I don't regret it, it was a fun ride. If the community should reunite, as it's doing, I know I'd have a blast again.
I still don't get why are you so bitter, when you made quite some cash.