welittlegreen, it would have helped your case if you had posted the email header from whomever you received the email response from . (Accel Energy or AAPU). Just posting the a paragraph or two is suspect unless backed up by the full email. Of course you could have hid your own name/email address.
Bottom line is ask yourself why the company would have done a reverse split? And, why fairly small for a penny stock (1:40)? I think our dd has put the story together as to why a merger with Accel Energy is coming up with like operations and share counts and continuous talk of the patent from Accel Energy.