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Published 20 February 2021
The heartless activities of some operators of ponzi schemes are gradually putting some Nigerians in pains. The country is hard enough to be further compounded by the scams being perpetrated by some dubious Nigerians. It’s increasingly becoming heartbreaking to see Nigerians going through hell at the hands of terrible loan givers. It’s absurd to imagine that some people will target Nigerians who are still struggling or any Nigerian for that matter to dupe them. It’s totally wrong. Eavesdropper is even wondering how some person will be comfortable subjecting other misery and not care about how they feel. There are cases where people who got duped by ponzi schemes never got out of the situation. In fact, some of the victims nearly ended their lives being unable to cope with the reality of what happened. The sad part of the whole thing is that having duped some people, they move on to another group of unsuspecting victims to f
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Ekiti loan saga: Unmasking fleeing scammers
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•We won’t leave any stone unturned Govt
•We’ve launched an investigation Police
By Rotimi Ojomoyela
FOR Ekiti State government, it is a race against time to unmask the fraudsters that stole into the state like the proverbial thief in the night, fleecing many of their hard-earned money and disappeared into thin air, leaving behind wailing, tears, sorrow and gnashing of teeth.
Over 1000 Ekiti indigenes had fallen prey to scammers and risk having a bleak Christmas, unless the state government waves the magic wand, arrest the fleeing fraudsters, recovers victims’ money and put them behind bars.
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Fifty-year-old Mrs Toyin Kazeem is sad at the moment. The mother of four who sells firewood and grinds pepper to fend for herself and family members told
Sunday PUNCH that she had been put out of business by swindlers who scammed her and other victims in the guise of granting them loans to grow their businesses.
Kazeem was among traders and artisans in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, and environs duped of their monies by alleged conmen who operated under the Atlas Initiative Scheme Investment.
Although the victim could not ascertain the exact number of those defrauded by the thrift company, she said over 1000 traders and artisans were in attendance at a seminar organised by the fraudsters.
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