Sunday, 1 September 2019
EFCC smashes N2bn ponzi scheme in Port Harcourt, owner on the run
Some of the operators of the scam at the Blue Key Investment Club
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt’s Zonal Office have arrested 19 staff of a fake investment company floating an alleged Ponzi Scheme that has defrauded members of the public to the tune of N2 billion.
The Chairman of the company, Neenwi Swanu is on the run.
The company, Bluekey Investment Club, operating from Sonia Mall, 42 Woji Road, YKC Junction, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission( CAC) as a software development and general contracting firm, but veered into an interest-yielding Ponzi Scheme, promising to the gullible, ten percent (10%) weekly returns on investment over six Months.
The Scheme also promised total returns of invested capital after six Months.
Nineteen staff of the company were rounded up on Friday, August 30, 2019 in Port Harcourt.
Among them are five Principal Officers: Princess Tsaroigbara, who is the Public Relations Officer, Onwusa Frances Chineze, Accountant); Naabe Gunugu, Payment Confirmation Staff and Tambari Success, Customer Service officer.
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