That's absolutely right. CPWY is a dead ticker with no business behind it that a group of front loading promoters is pumping. They pick dead tickers like this one with a relatively low OS because it's easy to manipulate with a little wash trading, drawing in unsuspecting folks with the staged gains. They use that volume to dump into and the PPS drops again. It will not end well for those CPWY investors gullible enough to believe the rumors and bullshit about a short squeeze that never will happen.
Turns out, your broker can deal with getting restricted stock of an uncooperative/unresponsive issuing company, if they are willing to. They can work with the TA to get the restricted legend removed and provide the broker with free trading shares. Likely for a large fee.