Perhaps I'm late but I checked ther chat, there is no talk about scammed whale by mod.
Scroll up the chat, there is a user namely Soloplayer who complain about not getting rain for long time.
This user also mention a name of mod "veleten" and complain something but I have no idea what is his main issue except about the rain.
Is this user the one you are referring to? Or there is different case?
Yeah, you missed it. Talk was of Badger getting tipped funds from a whale, maybe bao, to circumvent the empty hot wallet and she's ghosted.
OK, it is clear now as someone created a thread about the thing you are referring to.
It is unfortunate for the player but I'm not sure why he did send his coin to the mod.
We should never trust someone we do not know personally, the mods are just people to handle to chat room afaik.
Seems that the hot wallet issue is coming back and there is still no word from lightlord for long time now.
Lesson learned from this case, never sent the coin to other user no matter he/she is a mod or admin.
When the hot wallet is empty, better to wait patiently till it is refilled.