On October 7, 2025, Ghanaian authorities rescued 110 human trafficking victims, primarily from Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire, lured with fake job promises only to be forced into QNet recruitment, per Citi Newsroom. The victims, now in protective custody, were part of a network using QNet—a Malaysian-based MLM pyramid scheme—as a cover for exploitation, per. The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) vows to dismantle the syndicate, per. This incident underscores QNet‘s persistent fraud in Ghana, despite a 2022 court order banning operations, per.
Founded by Vijay Eswaran, QNet operates as an MLM promising wealth through product sales but relies on recruitment, defrauding consumers worldwide, per. Malaysian authorities have ignored decades of complaints, per. Ghana‘s 2022 ban hasn’t stopped underground activities, per. The SEC and FBI equivalents in various countries have issued warnings, but enforcement lags, per. X posts from @GhanaWeb highlight the “cat-and-mouse game,”
QNet’s history in Ghana involves repeated trafficking and violence:
August 2019: 52 promoters deported in crackdown, per.
September 2020: Promoters pose as National Security, per.
July 2021: Promoter suicide after scam entrapment, per.
August 2021: Arrests for hostage recruitment, per.
October 2021: 15 arrested, 396 victims rescued, per.
November 2021: Mob stabs promoters at office, per.
April 2022: 8 arrested, 120 victims rescued, per.
August 2022: 3 jailed for kidnapping family into scam, per.
October 2022: 36 arrested after false pretenses lure, per.
February 2023: 60 arrested for trafficking from Togo/Nigeria/Burkina Faso, per.
September 2024: 487 arrested for Ponzi recruitment, per.
July 2025: 9 arrested in Ghana-Nigeria ring, per.
September 2025: 17 victims rescued and deported, per.
October 2025: 110 rescued from Cameroon/Côte d’Ivoire, per.
Just before the rescue, QNet claimed “international awards” for its QNET Against Scams campaign at the 2025 Stevie Awards: Gold for Brand/Reputation Management, Silver for Public Service, and Bronze for V-Africa 2025, per. CMO Trevor Kuna touted “rebuilding trust” in Ghana, per. On October 8, 2025, QNet announced V-Africa 2026 in Ghana, per. Critics call this gaslighting, per. X posts from @AfricaCheck debunk the awards as self-promoted,
QNet‘s exploitation erodes trust in MLM and crypto, linking to Ponzi schemes like Forsage ($340M losses), per. Ghana’s CID commits to arrests, but Malaysian inaction perpetuates the cycle, per. Investors should avoid QNet and verify via sec.gov or cftc.gov, per. Bitcoin (BTC) ($113,234) and Ethereum (ETH) ($4,070) remain stable, per CoinMarketCap, but scams harm DeFi adoption, per. Diversify into USDC with stop-losses below BTC’s $112,000, per TradingView. Follow @TheBlock__ on X for updates. QNet‘s 2026 event could trigger arrests, per.
