TVI Express kingpin arrested in South Africa
Jul.11, 2013 in
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Taking a break from the current devastation being wrought by scammers in South America, today we return to what was a hotbed of pyramid scheme mayhem for much of 2011 and 2012. Like a plague spreading from one country in the content to another, TVI Express engulfed a considerable portion of southern Africa before things [...]
TVI Express affiliates arrested in Egypt
May.30, 2013 in
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Despite the arrest of TVI Express CEO and owner Tarun Trikha in India last month, the company’s website remains operational with affiliates elsewhere in the world continuing to promote the scheme. Fortunately, so too is the continuation efforts by law-enforcement agencies in prohibiting the proliferation of one of the longest standing pyramid schemes in MLM [...]
Government to investigate Indian Railways TVI saga
May.11, 2013 in
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When “hundreds of employees” of India’s Central Railway Department lost “thousands of rupees” after senior management recruited them into the well-known pyramid scheme TVI Express, you’d have thought the first order of business would have been an investigation into management’s involvement and appropriate action being taken. Yet seven months after news of the scam surfaced, [...]
TVI Express owner Tarun Trikha arrested in India
Apr.08, 2013 in
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One of the more prolific MLM pyramid schemes we’ve seen over the past half-decade or so has been TVI Express. Like a hydra, despite being banned and certified illegal in multiple locations across the globe (Australia, Indonesia, Lesotho, South Africa, Namibia and the US), TVI Express continued to pop in new markets and lure new affiliates [...]
Indian TVI scam highlights regulatory inadequacy
Dec.27, 2012 in
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About two months ago, news broke in India that the long-running TVI Express pyramid scheme had resurfaced amongst Nagpur state-run railway employees. Known as the “Central Railway Department”, with senior management ringleading the recruitment drive it was estimated that “hundreds” had been duped into believing they would receive ‘double returns in eight days‘. Following a [...]
TVI Express scheme resurfaces in India
Oct.28, 2012 in
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In what can only be described as one of the longest running pyramid schemes in history, TVI Express popped up on my radar this week after apparently claiming a fresh new batch of victims in the city of Nagpur, located in the Indian state of Maharashtra. For those unfamiliar with TVI Express, the scheme launched around [...]
SA Reserve Bank show progress against TVI Express
Aug.02, 2012 in
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One of the most enduring pyramid schemes over the last decade or so has been that of TVI Express. Originating in India, TVI Express has slowly spread like a virus from continent to continent, sucking in new members to fund commissions paid out to existing members. Using a reverse matrix compensation model, the commissions structure [...]
TVI Express promoters not victims, fined $200,000
May.22, 2012 in
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Way back in 2010 the Australian Competitive and Consumer Commission (ACCC) decided to put a stop to the promotion of TVI Express in Australia. With no officially registered local presence, offices or staff, the ACCC instead were left to target the national top three local promoters. In May 2010, the ACCC won an injunction that prohibited [...]
Australian Judge: TVI Express is a pyramid scheme
Nov.29, 2011 in
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Roughly a year and a half ago in May 2010, the Australian Competitive and Consumer Commission (ACCC) was succesful in obtaining a court order prohibiting Laulhati “Teddi” Jutsen, Tina Brownlee and David Scanlon from promoting the scheme, accepting payments from new “members” or paying other participants. Identified as major players in TVI Express’ Australian operations, [...]
TVI Express license revoked in Indonesia
Sep.24, 2011 in
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TVI Express’ long fought battles with the authorities in Indonesia seems to have come to a head yesterday with the revoking of their ‘business license’. Effective immediately, TVI Express’ business activities in Indonesia have been frozen.
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