WeWe World and LyoPay have obtained a “ponzi and pyramid” fraud warning from New Zealand.
As per the Monetary Markets Authority’s February eighth warning;
FMA are conscious that WEWE World and LYOPAY are providing cryptocurrency services and products by way of webinars and public occasion in New Zealand.
We word they don’t seem to be registered on the Monetary Service Suppliers Register or regulated for offering their companies and merchandise to New Zealand retail shoppers, as required by the Monetary Service Suppliers (Registration and Dispute Decision) Act 2008 Act and Monetary Markets Conduct Act 2013.
We suggest exercising warning when coping with these entities.
The FMA’s warning cites WeWe World and LyoPay, working from the domains:
- wewe.international
- lyopay.com
- lyowallet.com
- lyobanq.com
- lyotrade.com
- lyomerchant.com
- lyopay.professional
- lyotravel.com
- lyotechlabs.com
- LyoSwapBot (Telegram group) and
- lyocredit.io
BehindMLM reviewed WeWe World in July 2021. The primary incarnation of the rip-off revolved round WEWEX Ponzi factors.
In 2022 WeWe World expanded its Ponzi scheme with LyoFI and LyoPay. This launched LYO token to switch WEWEX.
LYO collapsed in the direction of the tip of 2022, prompting the launch of LFI token.
The FMA’s WeWe World and LyoPay fraud comes amidst a February 4th to fifteenth “Oceania Tour“.
The “tour”, which consists of assorted advertising and marketing occasions focusing on Australia and New Zealand, is headed up by Diego Endrizzi.
Diego Endrizzi, WeWe World Presidential Ambassador & World Grasp Distributor, was concerned with this distinctive venture since its inception and is touring Australia and New Zealand in February 2023. At these occasions Diego will unveil the Imaginative and prescient, Mission and Street Map to what guarantees to be probably the most compelling enterprise alternatives of our life time.
Earlier than pushing MLM crypto Ponzi schemes, Endrizzi was Jeunesse World and Organo Gold distributor.
Initially from Italy, Endrizzi transition to crypto fraud coincided with him relocating to Dubai.
Dubai, a infamous crime den that harbors wished fugitives, is the MLM rip-off capital of the world.
David Farrier from Webworm has been monitoring WeWe World promotion in New Zealand.
In a February 1st Webworm article, Farrier cited Jonathan Callinan as certainly one of WeWe World’s New Zealand promoters.
After his “On-line Enterprise Accelerator” enterprise failed, Callinan appears to have gotten into MLM crypto fraud someday final yr.
Farrier famous Callinan working a “WeWe World Alternative & Coaching Session” final November. He additionally reached out for remark;
I’m at present wanting within the Wewe MLM, and perceive you recruited individuals into WeWe.
I wished to know if you’re nonetheless concerned in recruiting for this scheme, and in that case, are you bothered by the pyramid scheme nature of this enterprise.
To which Callinan replied;
None of your small business.
Two days after publishing his WeWe World article, Farrier obtained a stop and desist from Callinan. Within the discover Callinan alleges “defamation of character”.
It stays unclear how documenting Jonathan Callinan as a promoter of the WeWe World and LyoPay Ponzi scheme, an incontrovertible fact, constitutes “defamation of character”.
Tellingly, Callinan seems to have since backed down.
SimilarWeb at present tracks high sources of site visitors to WeWe World’s web site as Germany (26%), Italy (25%), Argentina (17%) and Bulgaria (12%).
Italy seems to be collapsing (down 20% month on month), which has doubtless behind Diego Endrizzi focusing on victims in different areas.
WeWe World is just not registered with a monetary regulator in any jurisdiction. The Ponzi scheme commits securities fraud the world over.