That's what chazzy1 and the grifters behind this now defunct scam are counting on - that their victims will cling on to some forlorn hope, resulting in inaction and apathy from the punters they have cheated and lied to over the past couple of decades.
Bearish
The victim is asked to invest increasingly greater time and resources into the con artist’s scheme and the mark is fleeced. The final step is the grifter’s disappearance.