MulaUp’s origins will be traced again to Mula Community in early 2021. The present providing extra intently represents Mula 4 You.
Mula 4 You operated from the area “mula-4-you.com”. Right here’s what a go to to Mula 4 You’s web site at the moment appears to be like like:
Mula 4 You started to break down in direction of the top of 2021. This prompted the launch of Mula-4-Wifi.
Mula4You associates have been additionally funnelled into Jonathan Sifuentes’ Xifra Way of life Ponzi scheme.
Xifra Way of life collapsed a couple of months later. Right here’s what a go to to Mula-4-Wifi’s web site at the moment appears to be like like:
Mula-4-Wifi’s collapse prompted the launch of MulaUp, initially hosted on a .CO.ZA area.
Right here’s what a go to to MulaUp’s .CO.ZA web site at the moment appears to be like like:
MulaUp’s South African area launch collapsing prompted the launch of MulaUp on “mulaup.com”,
MulaUp’s .COM area was registered on Could twenty sixth, 2022.
MulaUp is run by Hanli Lombard (proper).
On FaceBook Lombard represents she is predicated out of Randburg in South Africa.
Lombard made a reputation for herself as a high South African promoter of Crowd1.
In Could 2020, Lombard boasted of stealing 14 million ZAR by way of the Ponzi scheme (~$860,000 USD).
A number of months after Lombardi’s boast, South African authorities confirmed they have been investigating Crowd1.
In December 2020 CEO Johan Stael von Holstein cashed out and went into hiding, formally marking Crowd1’s collapse.
After Crowd1 collapsed Lombard went on to launch Mula Community in early 2021. I consider that is the primary iteration of Lombard’s Mula* schemes.
Mula Community collapsed fairly shortly and was rebooted as Dial-A-Mula.
Presumably in an try to dodge taxes, Lombard launched UmVuzo on or round February 2022. Lombard pretends Dial-A-Mula is a “product” below UmVuzo.
UmVuzo itself seems to be simply one other channel Lombard markets her Mula* schemes by way of. It may be used to funnel victims into different Ponzi schemes Lombard is selling (e.g. Xifra Way of life).
Earlier than Lombard was stealing cash by way of Ponzi schemes, she was stealing from her employers.
Lombard was found responsible of theft in July 2007;
Justice of the Peace Amrith Chabilall informed Hanli Lombard, 35, “What stands out on this case is the connection you had together with your earlier employer.
She was form to you, and handled you as for those who have been her personal daughter.
To place it bluntly, it’s unforgivable so that you can steal from her such as you did, and the fantastic have to be a perpetual reminder to by no means ever conduct your self on this method once more.”
Lombardi was additionally accused of settling up faux offers to additional defraud her employer, however was discovered not responsible.
SimilarWeb started monitoring visitors to MulaUp’s present web site area in June 2022. 100% of the web site visitors originates from South Africa.
Learn on for a full overview of MulaUp’s MLM alternative.
MulaUp’s Merchandise
MulaUp has no retailable services or products.
Associates are solely in a position to market MulaUp affiliate membership itself.
MulaUp’s Compensation Plan
MulaUp associates buy 200 ZAR a month positions in a seven-level matrix cycler.
MulaUp makes use of a 2×2 matrix in its cycler.
A 2×2 matrix locations an affiliate on the high of a matrix, with two positions instantly below them:
These two positions type the primary stage of the matrix. The second stage of the matrix is generated by splitting these first two positions into one other two positions every (4 positions).
Every 2×2 matrix thus has six positions in complete to fill.
Positions in a matrix are stuffed 200 ZAR place purchases by instantly and not directly recruited MulaUp associates.
When all six positions in a matrix are stuffed, a “cycle” is generated.
From tier 2 and onwards, this generates a cycle fee and new place within the subsequent tier of the cycler.
Funds throughout MulaUp’s seven-tier cycler are as follows:
- Tier 1 (positions value 200 ZAR a month) – no cycle fee and generates a brand new tier 2 place
- Tier 2 – no cycle fee and generates a brand new tier 3 place
- Tier 3 – 150 ZAR cycle fee and generates a brand new Tier 4 place
- Tier 4 – 400 ZAR cycle fee and generates a brand new Tier 5 place
- Tier 5 – 1500 ZAR cycle fee and generates a brand new Tier 6 place
- Tier 6 – 3500 ZAR cycle fee and generates a brand new Tier 7 place
- Tier 7 – 12,000 ZAR cycle fee
Referral Commissions
MulaUp rewards associates when personally recruited associates cycle out of Tier 3 and better:
- when a personally recruited affiliate cycles out of Tier 3, you obtain 15 ZAR
- when a personally recruited affiliate cycles out of Tier 4, you obtain 40 ZAR
- when a personally recruited affiliate cycles out of Tier 5, you obtain 150 ZAR
- when a personally recruited affiliate cycles out of Tier 6, you obtain 350 ZAR
- when a personally recruited affiliate cycles out of Tier 7, you obtain 1200 ZAR
Month-to-month Commissions
MulaUp expenses 200 ZAR a month, which successfully renews each cycle commissions and referral commissions every month.
E.g. When you made it Tier 4 cycle commissions one month, if everybody in your matrices paid 200 ZAR the next month, you’d once more make it as much as Tier 4.
On this sense, so long as folks in all of the matrices throughout all of the tiers you’ve positions in proceed to pay 200 ZAR a month, the above cycle and referral commissions are month-to-month recurring.
If a MulaUp affiliate has all positions of their tiers 1 to 7 matrices stuffed, they earn a 50,000 ZAR bonus.
Word this isn’t prone to be dependable from month to month, for causes we’ll cowl within the conclusion of this overview.
Matching Bonus
MulaUp associates obtain a ten% Matching Bonus on cycle commissions down two ranges of recruitment (associates you recruit and people they recruit).
Becoming a member of MulaUp
MulaUp affiliate membership is 200 ZAR a month.
MulaUp Conclusion
MulaUp is an easy 200 ZAR a month pyramid scheme.
Whereas the corporate has no retailable services or products, Hanli Lombard has bundled numerous rubbish throughout every matrix cycler tier:
One of many bundled merchandise is “E-Selfie”, a digital enterprise card:
The playing cards are offered by way of Go2 On-line Advertising and marketing. Lombard has been utilizing the service to advertise Ponzi schemes for years:
There was additionally point out of wifi community shares, though I’m undecided if that’s nonetheless a part of the providing.
In any occasion, including issues to a pyramid scheme doesn’t legitimize a fraudulent enterprise mannequin. You simply find yourself with a product-based pyramid scheme.
The actual fact of the matter is it’s the revenue alternative that folks pay 200 ZAR a month for. The promise that for those who pay 200 ZAR a month and, discover suckers who additionally pay in, you may earn tens of hundreds of ZAR every month.
Pyramid schemes are unlawful as a result of math ensures nearly all of members will lose cash. MulaUp is not any completely different.