Indicted Payza Announces ‘Restructuring’
As one of its operators sits in a Michigan federal prison and the other is listed “at large” by U.S. authorities, Payza today announced a purported “restructuring” as a “European service” that has ceased serving U.S. customers. “This means that no transactions are allowed for US members at this time and Payza will no longer […]
BULLETIN: Payza, Patel Brothers Indicted; Feds Move To Forfeit Payza.com Domain Name
BULLETIN: A grand jury in the District of Columbia has indicted the operators of Payza and moved for the forfeiture of the Payza.com domain name. Ferhan Patel, 37, has been arrested in Detroit and is being held. Firoz Patel, 43, is listed by U.S. authorities as “at large.” The Payza.com domain name appears still to be […]
PAYZA TO ZEEK RECEIVER: Don’t Blame Us
Payza, an HYIP-friendly payment processor that recently bragged on Twitter about its attendance at an event for the teetering TrafficMonsoon scheme, has advised a federal judge that it is not responsible for millions of dollars that allegedly went missing in the Zeek Rewards’ scheme taken down by the SEC in 2012. Zeek receiver Kenneth D. Bell […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Zeek Money May Be In Collapsed Russian Bank
EDITOR’S NOTE: For background, see Feb. 17 PP Blog story: RECEIVER: Payza And Payment World ‘Facilitated’ Zeek Ponzi Scheme; Whereabouts Of $13.1 Million An ‘Open Question’ (Updated 11:14 a.m. ET U.S.A.) Money due victims of Zeek Rewards from transactions involving Payza and Payment World may have been transferred from VictoriaBank in Moldova to JSC TusarBank in […]