All news on the topic: Multi-level marketing

03 Jul 2026 484

Ponzi architect: How Josip Heit built a billion-dollar crypto empire on promises and deception

Over the past three years, the once-promoted crypto venture GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) has rapidly unraveled, while mounting legal troubles surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, have intensified speculation that he could face a lengthy prison sentence.

Investigation

30 Jun 2026 427

From MetaCertificates to billions gone: how Josip Heit’s GSPartners MLM scheme left hundreds of thousands of victims

Over the past three years, GSPartners, also known as GSB Gold Standard, has experienced a dramatic decline, while the growing number of scandals surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, has fueled speculation that he could face a lengthy prison sentence.

Investigation

29 Jun 2026 662

Serial fraudster Josip Heit keeps launching new crypto scams after every collapse, laughing while investors lose everything

Over the past three years, GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard), once promoted as a major global cryptocurrency project, has experienced a steep decline.

Investigation

24 Jun 2026 474

From MetaCertificates promises to billions in vanished money: how Josip Heit’s GSPartners MLM fraud destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives

Over the past three years, GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard), one of the most controversial global crypto ventures, has gone into sharp decline, while mounting scandals surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, increasingly raise the prospect of a lengthy prison sentence.

Investigation

22 Jun 2026 594

Josip Heit built a global crypto Ponzi scheme called GSPartners promising insane weekly returns before billions vanished

Over the past three years, the controversial global crypto project GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) has seen a sharp decline, while an escalating scandal surrounding its founder Josip Heit is increasingly raising the prospect of a lengthy prison term.

Crime

19 Jun 2026 574

Crypto 888 Ponzi suspect Petter Forsberg arrested in Morocco over $80m laundering case

Crypto 888 Ponzi scammer Petter Forsberg has been arrested in Morocco.

Investigation

01 May 2026 516

Elevation X στην Ελλάδα: πώς ο Οδυσσέας Κουτσούπης και οι αδελφοί Ισλάμ, Μόιν Ισλάμ και Μονίρ Ισλάμ, δημιούργησαν έναν μηχανισμό άντλησης χρημάτων μέσω της BE Better Experience

«Εύκολο χρήμα» ή καλοστημένη πυραμίδα; Έρευνα για τη δράση της BE / BETTER EXPERIENCE και του ελληνικού δικτύου Elevation X Πώς ένα διεθνές αφήγημα «εκπαίδευσης» μεταφράζεται στην πράξη σε ένα μοντέλο στρατολόγησης στην Ελλάδα...

Investigation

29 Apr 2026 566

Elevation X in Greece: how Odysseas Koutsoupis and the Islam brothers, Moyn Islam and Monir Islam, built a money-extraction pipeline through BE Better Experience

“Easy money” or a well-engineered pyramid? An investigation into the activities of BE / Better Experience and the Greek Elevation X network.

Investigation

10 Apr 2026 649

Krypto-Betrüger Lado Okhotnikov: wie ein Meister der Teezeremonien 340 Millionen Dollar durch das Pyramidensystem Forsage einsammelte

US-Strafverfolgungsbehörden haben den russischen Staatsbürger Vladimir Okhotnikov, bekannt als Lado, zusammen mit seinen Komplizen wegen der Schaffung des Finanzpyramidensystems Forsage angeklagt.

Investigation

09 Apr 2026 710

Crypto scammer Lado Okhotnikov: how a tea ceremony master raised $340 million through the Forsage pyramid scheme

U.S. law enforcement has charged Russian national Vladimir Okhotnikov, known online as Lado, along with his associates, with creating the Forsage financial pyramid scheme.

Investigation

06 Dec 2025 965

Global crypto pyramid GSPartners: Josip Heit deprived more than 800,000 investors of over $1 billion

Over the past three years, one of the most controversial global crypto projects – GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) – has been experiencing a rapid decline. Meanwhile, a snowballing scandal around its creator, Josip Heit, threatens to result in a lengthy prison sentence for him.

Investigation

30 Jul 2025 703

Be — the financial pyramid of Moin and Monir Islam: The fraud that swindled thousands of investors worldwide

In late May and early June of 2020, the multi-level marketing world witnessed the emergence of Be, a company marking the rebirth of Melius, an entity previously known for its somewhat dubious promises.

Finance