Speak Asia, where is the money?
Alekh Angre 14 October 2011

All panellists of the Ponzi scheme are eagerly waiting for their money they had ‘invested’ in Speak Asia for earning huge returns. According to investigative reports, almost half of the money collected by Speak Asia was transferred to Singapore, while the rest may still be in India

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has speeded up the investigation in the Speak Asia scam to find out where the last source of the money—which the company collected on the pretext of giving income merely for filing e-surveys—was sent.

Sources from the investigating agency confirm that Speak Asia’s financial consultant has given a few leads in the matter before been sent to jail. An officer close to the investigation, preferring anonymity, told Moneylife, “Our major focus of the investigation is to find out the money trail. So far, it is learnt that some amount has been sent to Singapore, while the remaining is still in India.”

In the meantime, there are several sites and blogs which have come up over the Internet claiming to provide “latest and authentic” information about Speak Asia. However, all the sites and blogs are merely copying each other and trying very hard to keep their herd intact. One can see the mood of panellists from the comments posted below each article or blog post. The official website of Speak Asia remains down.  

Currently, the EOW has arrested Speak Asia’s financial consultant Sanjeev Dandona and Nayan Khandor, a Mumbai-based Web designer responsible for designing e-surveys. “Both of them have been sent to jail custody till 26th October,” said an official from EOW.

Mr Dandona was arrested by the EOW on 29th September, after it was learnt that he was the proxy owner of Kritanj Management & Allied Services and is linked with Speak Asia. Kritanj Management is the master distributor of Singapore-based Haren Ventures Pte Ltd (HVP) for e-zines in India. Mr Dandona is also alleged to be advising HVP and Tulsient Tech Pvt Ltd and also transferring funds collected by Speak Asia agents to Singapore.

Just the day after the arrest of Mr Dandona, it was revealed that the online surveys, which Speak Asia used to claim (and its agents used to believe), were actually created not in Singapore, but in Mumbai. This was revealed following the arrest of Nayan Khandor on 30th September, a Web designer and director of Dadar (central Mumbai)-based Brand Salon, who said that his firm was active in creating the online surveys for Speak Asia.

During the interrogation, Mr Dandona had revealed that Speak Asia was indeed running a Ponzi scheme and Mr Khandor confessed that he designed the surveys from Mumbai itself. (See: http://www.moneylife.in/article/speak-asia-advisor-finally-confesses-the-company-was-running-a-ponzi-scheme/20369.html).

In a separate development in the same matter, the Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 11th October, dismissed the bail petitions of Rajiv Mehrotra, Speak Asia’s director, along with four other employees.

The Andhra Pradesh CID has registered a case against Speak Asia for running a money-chain business without any registration. The bail petition was dismissed and the HC also vacated a stay on the arrest of the officials after they moved the HC against the FIR (First Information Report).

Comments
prem
1 decade ago
I am a invester in speak asia & i want to recovery of my money from speak asia. how it is possiable?
some body sugesst me. help me....
kya mere paise mil sakte hai?
Kishore
1 decade ago
American MLM Company MONAVIE in Kerala !!!

http://www.monavie.com/

'Monavie' reportedly enrolled 1 lakh members from Kerala. They are also reportedly collecting upfront charges.

Many of the people who associated with earlier money chain companies are now secretly working for these companies.
(INDIAVISION TV REPORT)

The Congress led UDF Government’s new direct marketing guidelines are made only to protect these types of companies.
A K BASU
1 decade ago
http://WWW.VCAREMULTITRADE.COM ,AN MLM COMPANY IS SELLING LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS OF RELIANCE,FUTURE GENERALI,AEGON RELIGARE UNDER A PONZI SCHEME .IS IT LEGAL.CAN A DISTRIBUTOR OF THE COMPANY WITHOUT CLEARING IRDA EXAM SELL INSURANCE PRODUCTS .They claim to distribute hundreds of cars to distributors apart from the binary income which they get thru pyramid scheme.
Kishore
Replied to A K BASU comment 1 decade ago
a Kerala based ponzi company sold insurance products of National Insurance company, a government of India undertaking. I read in ML when asked about this they just denied it !!!
sunil
1 decade ago
i appeal to the government of india to order saol to refund the fees (11000) to lakhs of victims (panelist) like me. thanks...
Sunder Sharma
1 decade ago
MONEY GOES TO MONEYLIFE BANK ACCOUNT
PANELIST FROM JUNAGARDH FRESH PETITION FILE 250 PANELIST TO MONEYLIFE SUCHETA DALAL TEAM
hahahha
Replied to Sunder Sharma comment 1 decade ago
your beloved coo tarak bajpai had fled away from the hospital.

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/speak...

Good work moneylife.
Kishore N
1 decade ago

Tycoon Ponzi Fraud
Report (18.10.2011)

Maharashtra EOW in Kerala.

EOW approached Payyoli (Kerala State) Magistrate Court for the custody of the accused.
Kishore N
Replied to Kishore N comment 1 decade ago
Tycoon Chain -marketing fraud

One more director arrested

Director Mr. Kripakaran arrested by Kerala police
Mohan
1 decade ago
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US man jailed for 25 years over $400 mn Ponzi plan

"Those who lie and steal from the investing public are on notice that they face severe penalties," US Attorney Loretta Lynch said in a statement, adding Cosmo's actions had "crushed the hopes and dreams of everyday citizens."

"We stand committed to ensuring that our markets operate fairly and honestly, and we will aggressively investigate and prosecute those who fraudulently enrich themselves at the expense of investors," she said.

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/10474...
Mohan
1 decade ago
October 16, 2011

CNN IBN :

Government agencies are on an overdrive to figure out the source of funding for Speak Asia. No clear cut answers emerging on that front so far.
Kishore N
1 decade ago
Penta world, a Ponzi company, removes Medi-claim policy from its product list. However, the website still has a page devoted to National Insurance Company. The medi- claim product was removed only after the article published in Money life.

http://www.moneylife.in/article/moneylif...

http://www.moneylife.in/article/penta-wo...

Penta world or any other MLM /Ponzi company has no right to use the name of National Insurance Company or any other Government of India undertaking for propagation of their illegal chain-marketing.

National Insurance Company cannot legitimize a Ponzi company which is declared illegal. National Insurance Company must immediately take steps or legal action to remove the page from their website.

http://pentaworldindia.biz/medi-claim.as...
Kishore N
Replied to Kishore N comment 1 decade ago
PONZI FRAUD

Tycoon Fraudsters have "Master Brain" !!!

Managing Director Mr. Palanivel Sadashivam is a post graduate in Computer Technology (M.Tech)

Mr. Kamalakannan is having a MCA degree.

The teachers of Kokkur Engineering College (Coimbatore) say Sadashivam was one of their brightest students. They were shocked to hear that their best student was involved in criminal case of such a magnitude.

They were evading Police arrests but the police team from Kerala headed by the DySP, Mr. P.P. Sadanandan located them with the help of cyber cell of the Police. Their software was designed by Mr. Kamalakannan and it was designed in such a way that it was impossible to identify or recognize the chiefs of the company.

They formed the following companies to cheat people:

1. Tycoon Empire International
2. Tycoon gold Expire International
3. Tycoon Infrastructure Development
4. Tycoon Portfolio Management
5. Tycoon Finance
6. Tycoon Retail Mall
Kishore N
Replied to Kishore N comment 1 decade ago
Correction:

Tycoon Golden Empire international

Ref: Madhyamam & other news paper reports)
RBI Answers to RTI Regarding Speak Asia Online
1 decade ago
With RTA Application Things Demanded and Question to Reserve Bank of India : -

Question 1. Please Provide the Copy of Cercullar which was Send to All Banks on 23 May 2011 Regarding Speak Asia Online .
RBI Answer 1 : We Can not Provide as it is Secreat Document which can not Be asked From RTA .

Question 2 : On Which Date RBI have Stoped Payments of Speak Asia Online Pte. Ltd.
RBI Answer 2 : We ( Reserve Bank Of India ) Never Closed Any Bank Accounts of Speak Asia in India .
( This was Shocking News to All the Speak Asians as From Speak Asia was Saying that Their accounts was Freezed By Reserver Bank of India Even in Speak Asia Controversy Blog it was written that :

M/s United Overseas Bank, Singapore, on 27th May, 2011 probably due to the cautionary circular
sent out by the RBI vide circular No. DBS.CO.PPD No.16237/11.01.005/2010-11 dated 23rd May, 2011.
SAOL has been approaching the RBI and various other appropriate agencies to seek permission for
establishing their permanent establishment and for restarting the operations and restarting the payments to their panelists (us).

Question 3 : The court case 1365/2011 at Hon. Mumbai High Court was disposed off asking RBI to give time to SpeakAsia to listen and understand their business model. Was the time granted for the meeting? If yes, than please provide a copy of the letter issued in this regard. If no, than why?
RBI Answer 3 : According to a News of 14th July 2011 Mumbai High Court DISPOSE Case on Speak Asia Online in this case a order was Passed by Court Bombay High Court SpeakAsia Petition 1365-2011

RBI cleared that on 19th September 2011 we have in Metting with Some Lawerys Appointed By Speak Asia Company in that they try to understand the Business Model of Speak Asia Online .

These Lawerys Said Please Don't Understand Speak Asia Online as MLM . On this RBI said Follow the Guidliness of FEMA .

According to Fema guidelines .. Speak Asia Company Survey System and Giving 11,000 and Take Rs.52,000 was Not allowed in India .
More Over Speak Asia Company Can Only Sell the Products to those have PAN account Number and All the Reward Points have only Valued When Company Starts From a New Way.

WHY SPEAK ASIA CLOSED HIS BANK ACCOUNTS HAVING MONEY EARNED BY SPEAK ASIANS DOING SURVEY AND WHY SPEAK ASIA LIE TO THE PANNELISTS ?

From a Long Time Speak Asia Management and AISPA is Saying Company want to pay to Pannelists but RBI have closed the Accounts it Means Speak Asia Management and AISPA are Lying to Speak Asians ?
R Nandy
Replied to RBI Answers to RTI Regarding Speak Asia Online comment 1 decade ago
Please get the matter clarified from RBI regarding question 2.There is a difference between closing a account and freezing a account.I think the question should have been whether the account was frozen by RBI or not.

If the account was not frozen it is a great injustice for the panelists of speakasia as they would have taken out all the funds after all the problems started.

Manoj
Replied to R Nandy comment 1 decade ago
Here are the facts contrary to the claims of Speak Asia panellists and well established in the Bombay High Court regarding the freezing of bank accounts of Speak Asia distributors......
While, several panellists are feeling that it is the RBI that has stopped their payment, they fail to understand that the central bank does not have any jurisdiction in Singapore from where the account freezing process started. Banks in India have not frozen any account of Speak Asia, as the company does not have an account in the country under its own name.

Indian banks have frozen several accounts of distributors after the investigations by the income-tax and sales tax departments. Unfortunately, many agents are still under the impression that the RBI has frozen Speak Asia's bank accounts and that they would get their money as soon as it is released. It is estimated that the company owes over Rs2,000 crore as payment for surveys and police have found about Rs150 crore in distributors' bank accounts. How the company will be able to pay such a huge amount is a question that's worth not more than a few hundred rupees!
Kishore N
1 decade ago
BREAKING NEWS

Tycoon fraud: Company directors under arrest

Chennai: Managing directors of Tycoon Empire International Ltd which ran a ponzi scheme and defrauded customers to the tune of Rs 400 crores were arrested Saturday.

The Special Investigation Team led by Crime Detatchment DySP P.P. Sadanandan nabbed Kkamala Kannan and Sadashivam both natives of Tamil Nadu from Chennai.

The SIT had earlier arrested nine persons in this regard.

The firm which started functioning from a two-room shop advertised itself as a multi-functional shopping mall and duped investors from Kerala.


http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bi...
Vikas Gupta
1 decade ago
EOW should also investigate against INSTANT FOREX of Singapore as it has cheated Lacs of Indian Public for millions of Rupees.
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