Ghanaian authorities have arrested one other fifteen QNet affiliate scammers.
As reported by the Ghanaian Instances, on October fifteenth
at about 10:00 a.m. operation males made up of 100 Police Trainees drawn from the Excessive danger Operation Coaching Camp … arrested 15 suspects who’re staff of Qnet Firm, rescued 396 victims to the Regional CID for investigations.
The suspects made up of Nigerians, Ghanaians and one Burkinabe:
- Abubabakar Abdulai, 26;
- Kolanlam Emmanuel, 25;
- Charles Hundolo, 27;
- Mohammed Waris, 23;
- Mivadesome James, 24;
- Aglo Benjamin, 32;
- Samuael Atima,26;
- Clement Delma, 32;
- Enest Segbedzi, 25;
- Kuetsidzo Edwin Rodney, 23;
- Adjetey Selorm, 30;
- Atcher Simon, 23;
- Anane Jacob, 30;
- Dagadu Evans, 27; and
- Ahiagbenyo Mawuli, 30
The suspects duped their victims out of GHC 3800 to 4500 every ($623 to $738 USD).
A sting operation carried out two weeks in the past revealed the suspects
had been into recruitment of younger individuals beneath deception of securing them a job at Qnet Community Advertising and marketing Firm.
The suspects made a illustration to the victims that, upon cost of sure sums of cash, starting from GH₵ 3,800 GH₵4,500, they might be given a merchandise to promote and make “tremendous income” on the merchandise in addition to receives a commission by Qnet firm.
The suspects … took the victims by tutorial, rented residences for them and made them to stay indoors with out having bodily contacts with individuals, however work by on-line and telephone calls to recruit others.
In line with the prosecution, investigations revealed additional that the recruitment (was) primarily focused at members of the family, family members, colleagues, mates and determined job seekers.
QNet associates luring victims into the corporate after which holding them hostage is an ongoing downside throughout Ghana.
These held hostage are compelled to work for his or her kidnappers, recruiting extra victims into QNet.
In August two Ghanaian QNet associates had been arrested after they kidnapped an unsuspecting sufferer.
The pair refused to launch the person till he contacted his household to request extra money.
For his or her half, so long as the cash rolls in, QNet turns a blind eye to Ghanaian sufferer hostage recruitment.
Ghanaian authorities have vowed to “unravel all perpetrators of Qnet Firm and their managers within the area”.
BehindMLM discovered QNet to be a blatant pyramid scheme as per our printed 2017 QNet evaluate.
Replace 4th November 2022 – Following a regulatory enforcement motion in opposition to the corporate, QNet has been ordered to get out of Ghana.