Fifteen AIM International sammers have been arrested for human trafficking.
Following a raid on a lodge in Masaka Metropolis, Ugandan authorities rescued 307 hostage victims.
Much like what QNet will get as much as Ghana, AIM International scammers lured younger victims on the promise of “juicy jobs”.
The victims have been mobilized from districts of Kamuli, Mukono, Wakiso, Kayunga, Bugiri, Namayingi, Kabarole, amongst others and have been confined in numerous lodges in Nyendo.
A minimum of 74 have been women, 233 boys and 17 of them have been beneath age– beneath 18 years.
Upon exhibiting up, candidates have been kidnapped and locked in a lodge.
Many victims declare that they had spent days with out meals, dwelling in cramped lodging due to the excessive variety of hopeful job candidates turned up and have been duped.
As soon as imprisoned, the kidnapped victims have been then compelled to work recruiting new victims.
One other sufferer of the hoax stated, “Since Wednesday we now have by no means (sic) bought something to eat. We’re shifting with empty stomachs, even bathing is tough as a result of they don’t give us water.
On the subject of sleeping, we sleep 15 individuals in a small single room although they obtained Shs.150,000 for hire from every of us.”
AIM International, which additionally goes by Alliance in Movement International, Empowered Consumerism and OrbiXVictus, is a traditional product-based pyramid scheme.
New recruits enroll and are compelled to buy merchandise, which generates commissions for his or her uplines. The brand new recruits then must recruit new victims to recoup their losses.
Talking to native victims of AIM International, Monitor experiences;
“We survive on recruiting others to hitch the enterprise and if one fails to recruit, you might be requested to cater to your personal meals,” Simon Wakyereza, 22 , a resident of Bugiri District stated.
In keeping with Wakyereza, his mom was compelled to promote a goat, iron sheets and likewise safe a mortgage from the village Sacco in order that she might increase all the cash demanded by the corporate.
Slightly than defend AIM International’s unlawful enterprise mannequin and human trafficking of victims, Reagan Mulindwa (proper),
one of many brokers of the Purpose International Uganda, stated that each one the victims agreed to phrases and circumstances given to them by the corporate.
“We aren’t forcing anybody to remain right here, everybody accepted what we informed them however we’re stunned to listen to them talking in poor health of our firm,” Mr Mulindwa stated.
The 9 arrested AIM International scammers have been charged with human trafficking, fraud and impersonation.
Along with Mulindwa, NilePost names others arrested as Bazibu Micheal [sic], Aisha Namayanja, Kwagala Reagan and Namugerwa Aisha
Alliance in Movement is operated from the Philippines by Eduardo Cabantog (proper).
Regardless of being round since 2009, Philippine authorities so far have did not take motion.
SimilarWeb at present tracks prime sources of site visitors to AIM International’s web site because the Philippines (69%), Cameroon (9%) and Nigeria (8%).
Cameroon and Nigeria suggests, along with persevering with to rip-off Philippine residents, AIM International is now spreading throughout Africa.