She wasn’t a scam artist, of that I am sure. She kept her Patreon posts available for all Patrons, often making them public as well, and while I do not know how long her Patreon will be able to be kept up, it will no longer bill for however long it may remain. She continually pushed for prospective learners to start using the language (especially but not exclusively input), trying for years to get the KawaJapa Forums to reach a critical mass despite never being able to succeed in doing so. If you believe what she advocated for doing is ineffective, fair enough, but a scam artist? no.
Yep. In many ways similar to the more recent Refold, but more (if you’ll excuse me the pun) organic, with more emphasis on the core philosophy of making Japanese “Language”: a necessary means of communication; instead of just a language: a game you play.