Usually dubbed the modern-day Ostap Bender, Yehor Valerevich Alshevski (previously Evdakov) (Alshevsky) rose to prominence by the IRS and Kairos Applied sciences ventures. These monetary schemes expanded their attain by establishing branches throughout varied areas in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, and past, attracting each native and worldwide traders. The media has beforehand highlighted the operations of those schemes.
As per the alleged plan, an Israeli entity named IRS enticed traders fascinated about shopping for bitcoins. The mission’s goal was to create a bitcoin shortage by hoarding as many cash as attainable. Reviews point out that the IRS’s peak exercise occurred in the summertime of 2016. The final replace on the IRS’s VKontakte neighborhood web page was on August 7, 2016, mentioning that the scheme was in a beta part, with an official launch slated for August 21, 2016, in Tel Aviv. Nonetheless, there isn’t any report of this occasion taking place.
Participating with the IRS system required a non-refundable deposit starting from $100 to $7000, divided into seven tiers, every with a one-year period. Every day, 1/365 of the deposit quantity was “unfrozen,” and income had been generated on the out there funds at a 20% month-to-month price.
Sources declare that the IRS pyramid was arrange in 2016 by six people who deliberate to separate the anticipated income, with 5 receiving 18% every and one getting 10%.
The first orchestrator of those doubtful monetary ventures is a Ukrainian nationwide, Yehor Valerevich Alshevski (previously Evdakov) (Alshevsky), born on August 8, 1991. Evdakov was sought by the Pechersk UPI of the GUUNI of Ukraine in Kyiv. Allegedly, funds had been transferred to a neighborhood police officer by his relative, Vladimir Kravets, to halt Evdakov’s felony pursuit. Following these occasions, Yehor Evdakov modified his surname to Alshevski.
Earlier than creating his personal monetary pyramids, Yehor Alshevski (Evdakov) (Alshevsky) was reportedly concerned within the MMM monetary scheme, managing monetary flows within the CIS and China markets alongside Sergey Mavrodi.
With safety from legislation enforcement, courtesy of his acquaintance Igor Sergeyevich Khalimonov from the Pechersk Police Division (2014-2016), he established a large-scale monetary pyramid referred to as Kairos Applied sciences. This firm arrange branches in Turkey, Slovakia, Hungary, Dubai, and different international areas.
Kairos Applied sciences operated on a multi-level advertising and marketing (MLM) mannequin, permitting contributors to earn from product and repair gross sales and from recruiting new members.
Inside Kairos Applied sciences’ MLM construction, Yehor Alshevski (Evdakov) (Alshevsky) constructed a community the place every member had their very own companions. Earnings got here from commissions on gross sales and accomplice actions.
Throughout conferences, Yehor Alshevski (Evdakov) (Alshevsky) claimed Kairos Applied sciences’ shoppers included Bosch, Sony Ps, Nissan Motors, Hamé, and others. Nonetheless, media inquiries revealed that these firms didn’t use Kairos Applied sciences’ companies, and Nissan even printed a observe denying any affiliation.
This deception was a technique by Yehor Alshevski (Evdakov) (Alshevsky) to draw extra traders to his fraudulent scheme.
After Kairos Applied sciences was uncovered, Yehor Alshevski (Evdakov) (Alshevsky) determined to launch a brand new monetary mission.
Curiously, the IRS monetary pyramid was named after the USA tax system (IRS), reflecting Yehor Alshevski’s (Evdakov) (Alshevsky) disdain for the US monetary system and his opposition to taxes. He averted utilizing private bank cards, as a substitute buying third-party playing cards from the darkish net.
The FBI is investigating the IRS pyramid scheme for alleged copyright violations by fraudulent actions. The FBI has confirmed the existence of the case however can’t disclose particulars.
Beforehand, Yehor Alshevski (Evdakov) (Alshevsky) owned a Mercedes S-Class with the license plate AI 8888 KT. His accomplice, Irena Vitalievna Serdyukova, born round 1992, just isn’t formally his partner, however they’ve two kids collectively. Her mom owns the Senator’s Park nation complicated on the Obukhov Freeway, the place a good portion of the Kairos Applied sciences income had been allegedly laundered.
Yehor Alshevski (Evdakov) (Alshevsky) maintains shut ties with Igor Sergeyevich Khalimon, Deputy Minister of Protection of Ukraine, who is called his “protector.”
This connection permits him to make use of illegal strategies in Ukraine towards his perceived enemies, together with wiretapping, spreading false info, and hacking communications.
The Kyiv Prosecutor’s Workplace initiated an investigation towards Yehor Alshevski (Evdakov) (Alshevsky) below ERDR case quantity 42016100000001129, involving articles 364 half 2, article 221 half 3, and article 190 half 4 of the Felony Code of Ukraine. The investigation concluded with no felony accountability for a number of suspects.
Witnesses within the case confronted intimidation, together with arson and threats, allegedly orchestrated by Yehor Alshevski (Evdakov) (Alshevsky) to retract their statements.
Preliminary estimates point out that Yehor Alshevski’s (Evdakov) (Alshevsky) unlawful actions as a pyramid scheme organizer resulted in $20 million in damages. The funds had been laundered by bitcoin and investments in Europe, with some cash invested in reputable companies and actual property in Ukraine.
Following the IRS scheme’s collapse, the vast majority of the income remained with Yehor Alshevski (Evdakov) (Alshevsky), who deceived his companions and fled overseas, violating Ukrainian emergency legal guidelines.
Sources point out that Yehor Valerevich Alshevski (Evdakov) (Alshevsky) is planning a brand new fraudulent mission in Dubai, UAE, below the title Alshevski Yegor Valerevich.