QNET Complaints & Reviews

I have been approached by Mr. Prasanjeet Chaudhary who claims to be business partner of QNETINDIA.NET (an ecommerce website (WWW.QNETINDIA.NET) Mr. prasanjeet proposed me to become a business partner of the scheme which appears to be fraud. While going through the details of the company over internet, I came to know that ED has already booked a case against the promotor company of QNET that is "Vihaan Direct Selling (India)" and still some of the team leaders and workers of this company are engaged in this scam. The scheme involves an initial outlay of Rs. 3.5 Lac/ 5.5 Lac/ 8.5 Lac and proposes to allote a e commerce franchisee furthur the business partner has to make some more members and every time member or submember buys any product from the website of business partner he will get a commission of 10% every time. Furthur as a proof of registered case I am attaching a news coloum published on FEB 6, 2014 in Times of India, regarding the case. I feel that activities of these persons should be stopped with immediate effect as they are still after BAN continously cheating innocent people. I request the forum to take up the matter on priority so that this scam could stopped and guilty could be booked to justice. Regards Ankur kumar [protected]

One of my friend told me that we will start a business and investment is you have to buy products of 1lakh from website of qnet ( qnetindia.net). My friend was an IR of that Qnet. However now i am asking for refund as products are not received and its kind of marketing she threatened me. Please me get refund.

The Incident that happened with me was regarding the business, that a guy named Sum... Mu... residing in Delhi (who was my college senior and kind of friend) was doing. Suddenly almost after 5 years of leaving college he contacted me on facebook and started talking of old times to regain the trust and friendship and then he told me that, he is doing an E Commerce business in travel industry which is very profitable. Since I am interested in travelling I asked him what is he doing. He asked me that if i am interested I can join him. I asked for more of details from him repeatedly but he refused to divulge any and just kept on saying that its a multi billionaire business and there are many top shots in this business (Ex- Airtel chief). He told me that he will fix an appointment with his senior partner who would tell me all the details. And so one day he fixed a skype meeting with his senior (residing in Delhi, a former IT professional) named V... M... He asked me about what I do and all very politely and then asked me what are my dreams in life etc. and slowly dragged me to a point where the answer to the question would be money (they are masters with words). So he told me that there is a position vacant in their business and he (the senior partner) finds me suitable for it so he would like to offer me the same, but i have to submit a token amount which they don't refer as investment because you get a product against that money (whether you like it or not you have to take any of the product) And I learnt that the token amount was 1.86 lakhs which had to be paid at the earliest else the position would go to someone else.When i asked about the business, they mentioned that “it is an e commerce business. Hence by paying money, i will be buying 3 shares of the company named Q.Net and i will be a partner. When I said I don't have that much money, my senior suggested me (rather brainwashed me and pressurised me) to apply for a loan the next day and till i get the loan amount he would pay the money on my behalf to hold my position. And so I applied for a loan and paid him the money and I received a mail confirming my membership to Qnet. Let me tell you till now I still didn't know what exactly I am supposed to do. I was only being told to trust my senior my upper line as he is a friend and wont cheat me rather guide me and make me successful. Their mantra is think not speak not just follow your upline (right or wrong). The product that I got was a QVI Bronze Holiday Package (had to take it because there wasn't any other useful product) So my senior now showed me the financial’s on skype and while seeing financials i came to know that it is basically a “Network Marketing” business, and I have to make atleast 2 partners to start making money. than i realised that something wrong has happened with me. After Financials he asked me to come down to Kolkata(when he was visiting) to have my Welcome session and also attend a group meeting called "System" (where uplines talk about their experience and the money that they have earned and in short motivating you to catch hold of more victims like yourself). In the welcome he told me to write down minimum 20 Dreams that i would like to fulfill, than he told to make a name list of people whom i know. minimum 150 names. He explained that our name list should exceed by 10% every month, means we have to make new friend to make business partners. etc etc. He told me about Hot, Warm & Cold Zones. Hot Zones – Means the people who are very close to you and trust you a lot like your parents, best friends and relatives. Warm Zones – Means your normal friends Cold means – the people whom you dont know at all. These zones were the target for them. Sum... Mu... told me to make name list of all contacts that I have. After few days I was given a set of books and DVDs to study which all were about Network marketing. I had already started to understand that I m into a trap and I cannot do it. Then I was even more surprised when I received a so called calling script from the senior partner which was a word document giving a word by word script of how and what to say when you call up one of your friends or family ( I realized these were the exact lines followed by my senior to trap me). And he instructed us to follow exactly the same script which was clear cheating as I am not supposed to say a word extra, not even the name of the company. According to me, this is unethical and cheating. If there is nothing wrong in the business then what is there to hide? why cant i tell a friend clearly what is it all about. ( Let me tell you I was trapped in the same fashion) Whatever they were teaching me, was not at all convincing for me. My ethics doesn’t allow me to do anything wrong and lie anyone for money.I don't want to earn money like that. Relationships are more important to me than money. Hence after seeing all this, I started asking more questions to Sum... Mu... and he started getting more & more rude with me claiming that I m getting influenced and brain washed and that I shouldn't talk about it with anyone. He wanted me to even come down to Delhi and stay at that Senior Partner's place to learn the business for a week as Delhi has a bigger market (This was SCARY!!!). I decided to quit, and as many number of times I tried to talk to Sum... MU... he argued and convinced me to listen to him and slowly as I lost patience I started accusing him of cheating me and from then on he stopped taking my calls or replying to my messages. Seeing no other way finally after around 8 -9 months I called up the Senior Partner ( V... M...) and he said that there is nothing that can be done as the membership could have been cancelled only within 7 days of purchase for refund (which was never ever mentioned while enrolling me and snatching away my money) and that now the only way was either to sit quiet and enjoy the vacation package or find another victim to transfer the membership and take the money from him/her (in short trap someone to free yourself) And now in August I receive a mail from Qnet saying that I have to pay an annual maintenance fee by Sept to save my membership from expiring. What kind of is that I don't know. I have no words to explain my anger and disgust towards this company and the people running it. Even now my senior disagrees to the fact that he had assured me of returning the money if I didn't feel its a worthy business and If I am not gaining out of it. So basically my hard earned money is all wasted and I am still paying EMI of that loan that I had taken . On sheer trust i gave money and now i am paying EMI’s because i cant lie or break anyone’s trust. Hence i didnt even made a single partner in this business. I would like to get my money back, so that i can pay my loan back and can live my life peacefully. Regards, S. K...

HI,
My IR ID is IN097386.Its around 1 year back i had paid the amount for products but didn't receive any product yet because of your lame service.
Now i don't want any product and request you to refund my money with interest.
Otherwise i have no option except lodging the case against the company.
Please do the needful asap.

Thanks,
Sachin Yadav
Mob :+91 [protected]

I have been cheated by my two relatives named NK and MT (short names) who came to my home with QNET business saying their is a good opportunity for you where you have to do e-comm through computer and phone only to earn handsome money where no another job or business can give in next 3--4 years. They took my credit card in Feb 2014 with giving 100% surety and trust as being close family members. They said by spending 3.5 lakhs (one time) you can buy BMW car in next 3 years and earn Rs. 10Lakhs per week but you have to do the business through phone and computer. After 5 days MT called me up and said its urgent to register me today as it is last day so they require credit card transfer of around 2.5--3lakhs. I questioned them why in so hurry let me know the business first and then add me when I fully understand but they gave assurance that we will refund your amount if you do not like the business policy. I transferred the amount on their trust. After that they called me to Cafe Coffee Day Saket for some meeting with DK and others where I did not understand the concept and finally 5--6 people were given so called 'Welcome' for joining the business. I then went for VCELL at CCD Saket where on my 1st VCELL the lady was guiding to get the money from relatives on lies (like: pretend your relatives that you are in emergency need of 3--4 lakh and can they give). I got angry to my relatives that what kind of work this is where people ask to tell lies to your relatives and ask for money. Then again they asked me to attend another VCELL at CCD saket but till then I could not understand the nature of business and I kept full trust on my relatives. Their I came to know people are quitting their jobs (with package of 20-30laks per annum) and joining this business. The people who have joined this scheme are well educated and possess higher qualifications. Then also I said I have no trust in this type of schemes as this remind me of several other scams. Finally in April 2014 they asked me to come for VCON and they kept calling me everyday to come for VCON-2014 Malaysia where everything will be cleared. I got my passport renewed by spending Rs. 10000 and gave another chunk of money to them without asking any questions and they said total expenses will be around 70--75k for the V-CON Malaysia trip. My relatives said that if you do not like the business after attending V-CON then we will refund your money and the Malaysia Trip costs. I thought if they are saying with such a surety then there might be a good opportunity they are offering to me being a well wisher. I went to Malaysia with good hope but all got spoiled after attending first two days of V-CON. I gave them clue about not liking the business in their so called 'Sharing' on 9th May in Penang, Malaysis. The trip was of cost around 95000--1Lakh finally excluding personal expenses. Now after returning to India when I said that the company business is not acceptable by me then they said rest of the people who went for V-CON for the first time never complained and you are the only person complaining. I asked them to refund my money as well as Malaysia trip cost as per their promise to pay back. Now they are asking me to meet their senior person and not picking up the phone or replying my messages for paying back. I have recordings of almost all the telephonic conversations and will lodge a fraud complain against all involved in cheating me.

Hi There

Please be informed that I procured the Silver travel package t become a member
of QNET along-with my sister The details of the transactions are as follows:


QNET DN32019802

QNET DN32019224


ID:IN075825 (Ajay)(Paid (Rs.1, 75, 000/-)


ID: IN076140 (Neeta)(Rs.1, 75, 000/-)


We bought it on good faith through or friend Ms. Nahid
Qurashi, without realising that it is MLM / Networking kind of setup. We were told that it is something different


The other thing is that when I just checked to utilize the
travel package was told that we have to
pay a usage fee of Rs.11240/- for normal category and RS.11240 + 6540 for the
change category, both of the things were not
conveyed / explained to me or my
sister. And the other th.ing is that we could only avail it every alternate
year.


We requested our friend Nahid to get us the tangible
items like watches, jewelry etc… for the
same value but she said that it is not possible.


We request you to kindly refund our money back, with
immediate effect otherwise we will be forced to take the legal route,


Kind Regards


Ajay

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shifting-gears/123979-qvi-club-membership-worth.ht...⇄
http://in.news.yahoo.com/how-qnet-pulled-it-off[protected].html

I have been fooled by a friend of mine to invest in this company.
they brainwashed me to invest 3 lakhs and in return i will get a holiday package and the package was nothing worth.
I need my money back . Can you please help me @ [protected]@gmail.com
iam in deep pressure.
They are fooling people their friends relatives. It need to be stopped.
Please take action. Many people are quiet but i wont.

how this company functions i have pasted a link above and as it s difficult to explain everything here.

guys dont waste your money. Soon evrythin will be exposed . I lost my hard earned money but yes i will fight till the end

To Consumer forum, Kindly request you to look into the below matter The Incident that happened with me was regarding the business that girl named Deepali Bhatnagar contact no -[protected] from Pune, Deepak Chauhan contact no -[protected] from Delhi and Devesh Maheshwari contact no-[protected] from Delhi were doing. Deepali told me that, she is doing an E Commerce business. I asked for a bit of details from her. She took me to her senior partner, named Sameer at CCD. When i asked about the business, they mentioned that “it is an e commerce business. Hence by paying money I will be buying 3 shares of the company named Q.Net and i will be a partner”. They said ” I will get a technical code, which i can circulate amongst my friend & relatives circle and whenever they will shop, i will get the 10% of the total amount and whenever I wish I can go for cancellation and I will get my complete money refunded back. As they were pressurizing me to close the position I gave them rs.194729 which was my 3 years saving. I gave them payment in 3 installments. Rs.10000 for registration in July rs.140000 on 11th Oct and rs.44729 on 31st Oct. They ordered products for me without my consent. I told them I need some time to think on the product however they ordered without my consent. The products were QVI Silver Holiday Package. When this Holiday package came to my home, I was shocked to see, that the package also needs yearly renewal fee. After 1 week of making full payment I was in need o[censored]rgent cash hence I asked her to cancel my application and Refund my money as I have not signed any form and nor did I ask for any products. Since that day her behavior changed and she became rude with me.. Later I came to know it is Network marketing and I have to make partners to start making money. Than they told to make a name list of people whom i know Minimum 150 names. They explained that our name list should exceed by 10% every month, means we have to make new friend to make business partners. etc etc. Since November month I am asking these guys to return my money but they were ignoring me. Also I called up customer care lot many times but they are also not helping to solve the issue. Then I realized that something wrong has happened with me. According to me, this is not a right or ethical thing that was happening with me. Whatever they were teaching me, was not at all convincing for me. My ethics doesn’t allow me to do anything wrong and lie anyone for money. She provided me a code (IR id –IN081345), when I logged into the account and checked there was not even 1 rupee in my account and no details of product purchased. I have not signed the registration form also. They were not providing me the payment receipt hence I requested payment receipt from company. When I received the receipt I came to know that payment was made in USD from a credit card from Dubai, with my residential address in Hong Kong and with different email id. The transaction is not done in ethical way. I had made the payment in INR Indian rupees through internet banking. I have been cheated because i saw that they are teaching me ways to make people fool and get the money from your own friends & relatives. i found it completely unethical. The people, who are called Up Lines, listen to every call. They listen to calls to know what are we talking about, as we are not supposed to say a single word without their permission. They want me to get people on the table to see this business plan, and immediately pay them money. The products were sent to me without my permission or consultation. I felt my money has been wasted unnecessarily. On sheer trust I gave money. Because I can’t lie or break anyone’s trust hence I didn’t even made a single partner in this business. I would like to get my money back so that I can live my life peacefully. Note – Product is unused. Looking forward to hear positive response at the earliest and also thankful to you for understanding my concern. Regards, Parvi [protected]

An ex-colleauge of mine, Mrs.Sonali Khandelwal, was very enthusiastic in getting me joined in a business. She told me that on an investment of Rs 2 lakh the returns could be 45-50 thousands a week. Whatever I could earn in a month (as an employee in an MNC) could be earned in a weeks time with spending of only 2 hours a day. She also said that it is an e-commerce business, all I need to do is spend two hours a day by logging in to a portal. I asked Sonali about the database on which I need to work and she told me that these can be provided only after joining the company after paying an amount of Rs 2 lakhs. She also said that there is only one position on offer and it needs to be filled immediately. As I'm trying to understand more of this business and asking her more questions, she wanted me to trust her, and she said that we are going to meet a senior business partner and he'll explain to me in detail about this business opportunity. I met Mr. Amit Soni in a Coffee Day near Forum Mall (in Bangalore) with Sonali for about half-an-hour. He said that I would be counting Rs 4 crores in my left pocket and another Rs 4 crores in my right pocket after I join this business and that too within 3 years. He also said that this company is a part of a telecom company. Mr.Amit Soni didn't tell me about the products or services the company is dealing with. He said he was working with ITC and left the job because of high income. Neither Mr.Amit Soni nor Sonali revealed the name of the company with which I would be a business partner. She said that I will come to know later about the company name, and that too after I pay up the Rs 2 lakhs. As this is the company policy to not reveal the Company's name and business process to anybody who's not a member. I shared the details with a friend of mine and he advised me to be cautious. He wanted me to find the name of the company, their products and the mode of operation. Every time I asked her about these things the answer was always the same: “The company details can only be shared after becoming a member by paying up; only one position is on offer-therefore pay up immediately; Trust me, this is a great business opportunity to make money with least efforts; you should trust me and invest in this business; these are company strategies which cannot be discussed with non-members”. As an afterthought, all I can understand is that Sonali was only trying to encash the enthusiasm of our new-found relationship by thrusting the "urgency" and "trust" and made me pay her the Rs 2 lakhs. She pressurised me to pay up immediately and become a member to know about this wonderful business. I paid up the money to Sonali thru NEFT on 4 July 2013, after taking a personal loan in Axis Bank and for which her husband, Mr.Ankit Khandelwal, helped in processing the loan papers. He also told that this business provides unlimited opportunities thru which I can make crores of rupees. He too didn't reveal the name of the company. After paying up I came to know that her husband is her "Upline", her senior partner in this business. I was taken to a "Welcome" in a Coffee Day joint and collected Rs 200 from me. There were around 8-9 people and we were all in a small conference hall in the coffee shop Coffee Day. They celebrated my joining and I was introduced to them. There was no discussion on the business at all. I was taken to “System”, mass meeting kind of, and all the speakers were selling “Dreams” without telling what to do. There was no mention of the products, services or business. It’s only about network building without anything concrete. On the second “System”, for which I was forcefully taken to, I came to know that this is a Multi-Level-Marketing business and I was duped into this business. I was disillusioned as I was never interested in such business. Only after attending the first “System” in Palace Grounds that I could know the company name as QNet. There was never a form filled or a signature given by me, and there was no acknowledgement for the money taken from me as well. In August I’ve taken a friend of mine to Sonali’s residence to retrieve the Rs 2 lakhs I’ve paid her. I clearly told her that I’m not interested in getting any members to join this company. Sonali and her husband were insisting that I do this business. I left their house without any reply for which I went there. Again I was forcefully taken to one of the “Systems” where I met Amit Soni, Avinash and Ankit and I was clearly told that there is no procedure for getting my money back. Sonali was forcing me to attend those “Systems” and I stopped picking her calls. She was sending tens of messages on BBM for which I was not responding. I did this only to avoid the business, but my EMIs were making my life more miserable for me. A few days back I went again to her house with another friend of mine. Ankit was not available. She was arguing that the entire business plan was discussed well in advance of payment. Why would I deny if she had explained me before paying up. I wouldn’t have paid if I had any idea that this is an MLM operation. In fact I asked her before paying if this is any “member-get-member” or “chain-link” business for which she replied that this is not such a business. She said that she need to talk to Ankit and wants us to come again later on a particular date when Ankit would be available. Please help me in recovering my money at the earliest. I need to support my family financially and emotionally as my father has expired 6 months back. Shwetha AN

The Incident that happened with me was regarding the business, that a guy named AxxxDxxx, (who was my friend) was doing. He told me that, he is doing an E Commerce business which is very profitable. He asked me that if i would like to join him. I asked for a bit of details from him. He took me to his senior partner, named Shxxxxxx. He told me that they have only two positions of partners, hence i have to submit 1.5 lakhs immediately without delay, otherwise they will sign up some one else for their business project. When i asked about the business, they mentioned that “it is an e commerce business. Hence by paying money, i will be buying products of the company named Q.Net and i will be a partner”. They said ” I will get a technical code, which i can circulate amongst my friend & relatives circle and whenever they will shop, i will get the 10% of the total amount. They told me that projected profit per partner is 4.81 crore in 4 to 5 years.So, its not at all tough business.” When i was asking about company & business more, he never answered. He said its not our “standard operating procedure” SOP. The shocking thing was that the lady named Kiran whom i met, was his elder sister, whom he introduced as a senior partner. As they were pressurizing me for money to close the position. I joined the Qnet and paid 28542 through my Credit Card. But when I checked online I came to know this company was making fool to people and chairman of this company has been absconded from various countries due to fraud with people. I don’t know where to go so it’s my request kindly help me out to get my money back. Regards, AxxxxSxxx

Would like to share the details of the concerned person who introduce us to Q-net, as follows: Name: Mr. & Mrs. Sayan Chatterjee Cell Nos: +91-[protected] & [protected] Workshop Venue address attended:5th floor Evershine Mall, Link Road, Malad west, Mumbai. Me and my family has purchased the item worth Rs.30, 000/- each for 3people( total = 90000) to become the member of Q-net. Our IR no. details as follows: 1) Joginder Singh Arora - IN042541 (Father). 2) Balbir Kaur Arora - IN042545 (Mother). 3) Harpreet Kaur Arora - IN042542 (Daughter). For further clarification if require I can provide you the credit card statement & bank statement (as the payment was done partially through credit card, cash and through cheque in the favor of " Vihan Direct Selling Pvt Ltd").But, we have not got any receipt against our payment, which has made me more conscious & more concerned about my valuable amount and also is not making sense as due to family problems I am unable to utilize on same.I am continuously trying to reach their above mentioned nos. but no one is responding and not even the person who introduced us to q-net. I was in touch with Ms Jaswinder - [protected], but now no one is answering and she is also disconnecting my calls. Request you to please look into the matter or guide me so that I can get my paid amount from them. We also approached Mr. Chatterjee for the refund of same or to know the procedure, but unfortunately no guidance & no response. Also, I am ensuring you that all the above mentioned purchased items are not utilized by our end (which can be check through our IR nos also). Looking forward to hear positive response at the earliest and also thankful to you for understanding my concern. Regards Arora [protected]

http://www.quora.com/Marketing/What-is-the-Business-Model-of-Qnet-1?srid=LuN&...⇄ COMMENT NO 5 ON THIS LINK SAYS MICHAEL FERRIERA OWNS 80% OF VIHAAN/MALCOLM DESAI 20%. CAN ANYONE CONFIRM THIS? Number two. Their claims are always fishy. Former billiards champ Michael Ferreira was advertised as a 'evangelist' for their brand. Reality is that he is a 80% shareholder of Vihaan Direct Selling (India) which is the agency that controls all Qnet activities in India. The other 20% is owned by one Mr Malckolm Desai who is extolled time and again by Qnet literature as one of their leading IRs in India. Bit of a conflict of interest there, you see. (Source: Ministry of Corporate Affairs filings for FY2012; available freely on payment of Rs. 50; @Ministry of Corporate Affairs).

My elder brother & his wife got in this net and we all family are suffering now. He also sold my bhabi's jewellry to pay off her introduction money on promise that she will get twice in 3 months but now 8 months spent no further sign up (murga fasana). Now when the whole story came to us...we were shocked to know that secretly 2 other family members residing in gaziabad aslo become its victims when they approached us to become members by paing min 40000. I will repeat again please save your family and discuss at large and slap if any friend/relative try to induce you to be part of business oppertunity. in 1to 5 calls they will establish in ur mind that its business oppertunity then all of a sudden they will get your money invested(spent) on it and let you go to hunt for another murga(clients). QNET is a fraud company ...selling fake goods worth thousands for lacs rupees and claiming that they are doing business...it is pure money laundering and nothing else...Collects laks and get thousand as commission and be happy and ask others to do the same way to recover money...the products they sell are of no use and standards...chineese fake goods but people who got caught in this network can not say this because they have to recover it by fooling more and more people...Beware and do your own research.. They have given ads in times of India about the products not the way of their business...of networking...BEWARE and Throw this company out of India. actually thrown many times but it keep changing its name and doing business. Please report to police about the people and its affiliate which comes to your notice. Best luck and be aware... Why Govt do not take suo moto action...are they under influance ? Arohi Jain. Faridabad

QNET SCAM - ARTICLE ON QNET IN MIDDAY - SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 http://www.mid-day.com/news/2013/sep/030913-qnet-hong-kong-based-marketing-firm-...⇄ With QNet in the police net, duped victims speak out With the Economic Offences Wing raiding the company's offices in Bangalore and Chennai, detaining 5 officials and arresting 1 last month, MiD DAY unravels the money-laundering scam in the guise of a marketing firm September 03, 2013 MUMBAI Akela The controversial Hong Kong-based multi-level marketing (MLM) company QNet India has been accused of cheating investors across the globe. The company has been allegedly using the name of Mahatma Gandhi to woo investors and has embezzled from lakhs o[censored]nsuspecting investors since its inception. Last month, Bandra-based Manjunath Hegde (52) was arrested for cheating people on the pretext of making them investors in the company. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai police also raided the QNet offices in Bangalore and Chennai, and detained five of its officials. Since then, matters have gone steadily downhill for the firm. The company was hit by controversy first when the Iranian government banned GoldQuest, in what was one of the largest economic corruption cases in the country's history. The government found that the GoldQuest pyramid schemes led to the removal of around 500 million USD from the country. Not just Iran, QNet was banned by the government o[censored]nited Arab Emirates (UAE), Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan, Rwanda, Turkey, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Banned in India twice, QNet is believed to have cheated more than 50 lakh investors in Malaysia, Egypt and Philippines. Flashback On April 29, 2013, MiD DAY had published a report on one of the many victims - Parmeet Kaur Anand, who runs two dhabas in Adarsh Nagar, Andheri (West), had complained to the Commissioner of Police, Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and Cyber Crime Cell (CCC) alleging that the QNet employees ‘hypnotised’ her into becoming a member of the firm and threatened her with dire consequences when she did not pay the membership fee of Rs 30,000. Two employees of QNet India, Mercilla Dutta and Navjyot, often visited her eateries for meals. They introduced themselves as representatives of the online firm and encouraged her to join their company and benefit from it. They also showed her a product called ‘bio-disc’, claiming it had healing properties and could transform the molecular structure of water, which helped in curing terminal diseases like cancer, diabetes and brain-related diseases. Parmeet fell for the trap as her elder son Gurman (12) was suffering from multiple health problems. The duo succeeded in getting a cheque of Rs 31,500 from her as membership fee. They asked her not to speak of her involvement with any of her relatives. Parmeet’s husband Gurupreet Singh Anand, a computer consultant, was following the case. After investigation on August 16, EOW registered an FIR in Oshiwara police station under sections 420, 120 (B) of IPC and with sections 3, 5, 6, PCMC Act of 1978 against QNet India, and directors of Vihaan Direct Selling (India) Private Limited Navjyot, Mercilla Dutta and Dato Vijay Eswaran, who is also global managing director of the company. Copspeak After arresting five officials from Bangalore and Chennai, cops interrogated them over five days. They were then released and soon obtained anticipatory bail. “The company has been banned twice in India and also banned in foreign countries. The company was operating with multiple names like GoldQuest, QuestNet, QNet, QI Ltd and QI group. This is the same company that duped thousands of investors in India by selling them ordinary coins but telling them they had antique value,” said an officer from EOW. Cheating in the name of gandhi QNet has allegedly been using the name of Mahatma Gandhi to make its business more popular. The company’s management has allegedly cheated more than 50 lakh investors across the world, using Gandhi’s name as ‘corporate icon’ to woo investors. “QNet is an anti-national firm, cheating investors using Mahatma Gandhi’s name. The company is using Bapu’s name to promote illegal business of product-based money circulation scheme. I have complained to the police to take action against Eswaran,” said Gurupreet Singh Anand, husband of Parmeet Kaur. According to the police, QNet organises international seminars called V-con every year at various places around the world. Here, agents are trained on how to woo customers and grow the business. In 2011, the company’s director Vijay Eswaran, who is presently ‘wanted’ in Chennai police records, held a meeting at Malaysia. More than 1,000 representatives from across the globe attended it. In that meeting, Eswaran announced that Mahatma Gandhi would be QNet’s ‘corporate icon’. Eswaran also urged the representatives to use Gandhi’s name while addressing any meeting attended by investors. “I have just received the complaint. We will take action if the claims are found to be true,” said an officer from Oshiwara police station. Big promises Eswaran was selling gold coins through QuestNet and GoldQuest. The firms claimed that they were coins whose value would increase over time. In 2009, the company was forced to shut shop. Eswaran then floated QNet. QNet offers investors lifestyle enhancing products, holiday packages, diamond watches, bio-discs, Chi-Pendants and herbal products for anything between Rs 30,000 to Rs 7 lakh, with the promise that they will yield fabulously high returns. QNet promised agents that a diamond star could help them earn upto Rs 27.7 lakh per week. A platinum star can help them earn Rs 22.4 lakh a week. The company has powerful political connections. GoldQuest officials have also claimed that Nalini Chidambaram, wife of P Chidambaram, is a legal advisor of his company. Officials highlight this connection during its meetings to recruit of new agents. Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan was a product ambassador for QNet globally from May 2011 to May 2013. Former world billiards champion Michael Ferreira was also attached to the company. Interestingly, last year QNet organised a tour for journalists to Hong Kong, to illustrate that the company was not running a ‘scam’. ‘I WAS THREATENED, CHEATED, LOOTED’ Abhishek Sahay, a Chartered Accountant from Gurgaon has complained to local cops as well as Mumbai police. According to Sahay, on August, 31, 2013, an agent of QNet called him to a local coffee shop. Here he was surrounded by four other people, who tried to convince him to enter into a business by paying a capital sum of Rs 4.05 lakh. Sahay claims that he was hypnotised at this point, and lost his ability to speak. He spent four hours seated there, and could only move when they asked him to leave. “I am a CA. I think that if they can cheat me using hypnotism and emotional tricks, they can or are doing the same to other innocent people. I cannot forget the trauma, the veiled threats and stress I had to suffer,” said Sahay. On August 1 around 1 am, he was taken to a QNet member’s house. There he was asked to write out a cheque of Rs 2.61 lakh. Sahay paid through a credit card. A little while later, when Sahay tried to backtrack, the members started threatening him. According to Sahay, the entire business is a money circulation scam. “The goods that are sold are fake and purely a cover for money laundering. Our hard earned money is going out of the country and innocent people are being targeted. There are so many victims in Delhi and NCR regions but have not filed cases as their relatives would also get arrested.” – ABHISHEK SAHAY, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT ‘THIS COMPANY HAS DESTROYED MY FAMILY LIFE’ My wife (a Thai national) was a senior operative of QNet for two years. The company has destroyed my family life, the future of my three bright children and all that I made through my hard labour. In April 2012, she took our three children to Thailand for summer vacations. She came back in May but left the children in Thailand, and forced me to see a senior operative of QNet using a fake identity and profession. I did not know he was a QNet operative at that time. When I refused to see him she said that she would not bring back the children if I did not see him. The very next day, I was taken to a one-bedroom flat in Bandra to meet this individual, who I later came to know was the QNet kingpin. He first introduced himself as a ‘doctor’ and then as a “hypnotist”. He started to talk about hypnotism, past lives, and ‘souls’. I pleaded with my wife to stay away from him. One day, my wife announced that she was going to Thailand to fetch the children. She took her own sweet time to return. Meanwhile, this QNet operative too went to Thailand and according to my contacts, collected money from her friends and relatives for QNet operations with my wife’s assistance. On returning to India, she started talking about ‘connecting with the spirit world’, ‘past life regression’ and ‘how souls meet’. She spent most of her time on the phone and left home at odd hours and came back home at odd hours. She started to stay out on Saturdays and Sundays. She started to lock cupboards and refused me any access to our property documents or valuables. Large cash withdrawals also happened from our accounts during this period. She attempted to kidnap my three children from school and fly out of India. She had taken care to pack all property papers, original documents including my passport lest I should pursue her and foil her secret designs. I reported the matter to the police station and she was stopped from flying out in the nick of time. QNet first lured her into their web using hypnotists -- one of their Mumbai kingpins who is now under arrest is a hypnotist and a QNet distributor proudly declares him to be a ‘master of the mind.’ She also started to withdraw large cash amounts from our accounts. Under the guidance of these people she attempted to control our assets by taking away original documents and sharing with outsiders, fraudulently inserting the name of her brother as a director in our companies and removing me. Our children have been torn apart and their bright future ruined. Our properties are being used to run QNet businesses, solicitations and meetings. – An Ulhasnagar resident whose wife is a QNet operative The Other Side “QNet’s founders are profoundly inspired by the life and work of Gandhi, a great leader, humanitarian and activist. The teachings of Gandhi laid to the foundation for RYTHM - Raise Yourself to Help Mankind, which is the driving principle of QNet. Empowering others to succeed in order to be successful lies at the core of our business. We are aware that EOW of Mumbai police have registered an FIR against our company. We are co-operating with the authorities. The company does not have multiple names. The company has never been convicted in any case involving fraud previously or banned from operating in India. QNet’s founders are profoundly inspired by the life and work of Mahatama Gandhi. Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan was a product ambassador for QNet globally from May 2011 to May 2013. – Official spokesperson, QNet in India Did you know? Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan was a product ambassador for QNet globally from May 2011 to May 2013. What is QNet? QNet Ltd, or QuestNet or GoldQuest or Qi limited, is a direct selling company owned by the QI Group. QNet was founded by Dato Vijay Eswaran in 1998 in Hong Kong. Eswaran is Malaysian by birth and an Indian by ethnicity. In India, QNet's MLM operation was controlled by QuestNet Enterprises (India) Pvt Ltd. Till April 13, 2012, the company was registered in Chennai. A day later, it shifted all agents, databases and business to Vihaan Direct Selling Pvt Ltd in Bengaluru. Later, Eswaran floated-GoldQuest and QuestNet Enterprises, and had allegedly duped thousands of people.

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EOW registers case against multi-level marekting firm, QNet, for fraud


Mateen Hafeez, TNN | Aug 16, 2013, 08.32PM IST
MUMBAI: The city EOW on Friday registered a case against multi-level marketing firm, QNet, for allegedly duping thousands of investors by selling them plastic and glass products terming them miraculous objects for treating severe diseases like Cancer.

A police officer said that the company, which had been selling its product through qnetindia.in has its head quarters in Hong Kong. The company lured investors with various schemes with an investment between Rs 30,000 and Rs seven lakh. "The firm posed as a marketing firm which would sell bio-disc, watches, chiPendants, gold coins, herbal products, E-education packages, holiday packages etc. They even claimed that by using the bio disc one can cure cancer and barain related diseases," said a police officer. "We are probing the case and will soon make arrests," said Rajvardhan Sinha, additional commissioner of police.

A police team visited Bangalore on Friday to trace the culprits. It has named five accused in the FIR. The complainant, Gurupreetsing Anand, 40, a computer consulatant from Lokhandawala, stated that his wife was duped of Rs 30,000 by some people who had introduced themselves as the independent representatives of QNe. "They had said that one of the bio-products my wife bought could be used to treat my 12-year-old son's brain related diseases," Anand told police. The police suspect that at least one thousand people have been duped in Mumbai alone. The accused had even organized a two-day seminar in a Bandra college on April 14 this year. The investors were promised Rs 35,000 commission/profit for bringing three new members.


The firm claimed that bio disc had magical powers and can change the molecular structure of water. "One of the wanted accused Vinay Esvaran, had earlier floated two firms; Gold Quest and Quest Net Enterprisses, in India and duped thousands of people. These two firms were also popular in Egypt, Afghanistan and Malayasia. We are trying to zero in on Esvaran and will soon arrest him," the officer said.

So I met this girl at metro station and she started talking to me generally. Then a normal conversation begin with how work is going on and what is my ambition. We exchanged numbers, became friends on Fb, she used to text me daily about how's my work going on and so on. Then one day she asked me to meet her at a coffee shop by saying "I have something for you very interesting and I don't know if you are the best person for this or not". I went there and saw so many people were there for the same reason. I told everything about myself, my work, likes & dislikes, my family, my ambitions and she downloaded everything and pitched me accordingly. I was a very soft target for her. She told me that I'm gonna make lot of money in very less time, can buy BMW, can buy house within 2 months and all sort of crap. I kept on asking what do I have to do, what is going to be my role but she said once you sign up and then you'll get to know what exactly you'll do. It was not made clear to me the whole concept of 'Referral Marketing' and the way the whole process would run. I was constantly told that I would make lots and lots of money within a year and got trap into this because they kept on telling me that top notch people are associated with this and all categories of people who are involved in this.

One day she again called me up and asked me to sign up for the membership as some offer is going on and I gave my credit card details to her brother and he made my registration. Also, she told me that she has signed up another person under me so that I'll come into "Silver Star" category which was like a small favour on me that she was doing it.

She used to always told me that I should trust her and leave everything on her. She is doing business which is ethical and legal. I don't understand if she didn't tell me everything then how can it be ethical.

I repeatedly asked about my role but topic was again diverged to things that I would do after earning money and motivational discussion to become rich. Then I was informed that there would be a session on 24th November 2012 at Sarvapillai Auditorium, New Delhi wherein I would be given detailed training on company and my profile/role and was repeatedly told that I'll get a good idea of what I'll do and stuff. But for attending that training I was told that it was mandatory to sign up and have to make an investment of Rs. 50000/-, but as I had only Rs. 40000/- of credit card limit so they let me purchased the product worth Rs. 35737/-. No terms and conditions were shared with me and I was being told that if I don't like the session or the whole concept , money would be refunded. I made the purchase and then attended the session. After attending it, I got the idea that it was all about referral marketing and I am least interested in this kind of role and requested them for refund but they refused that it cannot happen.

Why this session didn't happen before I signed up for it's membership? Why wasn't I told about my role when repeatedly asked about this?

I strongly feel this is all fraud and Government of India should take strict action against them..I need Justice.

sir ,
qnet is fraud company , I see so many review about this company , many countries shadow the qnet chain
many of young people spoile there life ,they fall in earn quick money spoile there life and wast of money

please take some action on this closed in banglore /chennai / bombay branches not to open this kind of chain business in @india


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