I have seen many, many fraudulent penny stock companies. All were allowed to operate by the SEC -- right up to the time when they weren't.
And is it illegal to announce a merger and then rescind it several months later? Is it illegal to issue debt and then a few months later issue shares when the debt holder sues for nonpayment?
These deals might be relatively difficult to police. Or perhaps it is just that the SEC is understaffed?
Nobody can say whether the ax will fall tomorrow or never.
In the meantime, this can certainly go way, way up -- regardless of whether it is a total scam. Or it can fizzle and go nowhere. I just don't care to see posts about it being anything other than what it is.