On September 7, 2025, the Northern Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) announced the interception and repatriation of 55 human trafficking victims linked to NeoLife (38 victims) and QNet (17 victims), per. The victims, all from Burkina Faso, were lured with bogus job offers, had their passports confiscated, and were forced to recruit others into these MLM pyramid schemes, per. The operation followed a directive from Comptroller-General Samuel Basintale Amadu to combat cyber fraud and immigration irregularities, per.
QNet, a Malaysia-based MLM run by Vijay Eswaran, has a long history of human trafficking and fraud, with Ghanaian authorities labeling it an “alleged fraudulent scheme,” per. Despite global regulatory warnings, Malaysian authorities have taken no action, per. NeoLife, a U.S.-based MLM with an 81-year history under Jerry Brassfield, is a newer player in MLM trafficking but mirrors QNet’s autoship recruitment model, generating revenue primarily from promoter subscriptions, per. Both companies exploit victims by promising jobs, only to trap them in pyramid schemes, per.
MLM human trafficking is a persistent issue in Ghana, with QNet previously linked to 76 Ghanaians trafficked to Nigeria and 48 victims from Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, and Guinea rescued in 2025, per,,. Nigeria arrested 26 QNet promoters earlier this year, per. NeoLife’s website traffic shows Nigeria (34%) and the U.S. (33%) as top sources, indicating a growing African focus, per. Ghana’s crackdown aligns with Interpol and Nigerian efforts, but QNet and NeoLife continue operations, per.
Victims should contact Ghana Police or GIS at gis.gov.gh for support. Investors must verify platforms via sec.gov or bafin.de to avoid MLM scams. Bitcoin (BTC) ($113,234) and Ethereum (ETH) ($4,070) remain stable, per CoinMarketCap, but MLM tokens like G999 or Apertum are high-risk, per. Diversify into USDC with stop-losses below BTC’s $112,000, per TradingView. Follow @TheBlock__ on X for updates. NeoLife’s response to trafficking remains unclear, risking further scrutiny, per.
