Community | May 12, 2010 | 1 comment

HIV pyramid (ponzi) scheme busted by police

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South African authorities busted a pyramid investment scheme on Tuesday involving a company offering HIV and Aids treatments in a country with one of the world's highest infection rates.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced the police action in a budget vote speech to parliament, and Revenue Service spokesperson Adrian Lackay said executives at an unnamed firm allegedly misappropriated R100-million invested in an "immune booster pack for HIV sufferers".

South Africa has the world's largest Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids) treatment programme, and plans to double that with a $960-million scheme to increase access to Aids-suppressing anti-retroviral drugs to 80 percent of sufferers by 2013.

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1 comment // HIV pyramid (ponzi) scheme busted by police

  • desertcat
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      desertcat  
    • Anyone who reads a email or opens one where it came from anywhere in Africa deserves what he gets. GREED< GREED< GREED. Pure and simple.

    • 2 years ago
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