[Resolved]  Qnet — Duped by QNET IR

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Bangalore, Karnataka

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