BULLETIN: (10th Update 11:20 p.m. ET U.S.A.) Zeek Rewards receiver Kenneth D. Bell has sued nearly two dozen Australians, alleging they were “winners” in the Zeek Ponzi- and pyramid scheme and that money they received came from victims.
Bell previously sued winners in the United States and Canada.
One Aussie is alleged to have received nearly $827,000 through Zeek, a sum on par with some of the alleged top U.S. winners.
All in all, the top Australian winners allegedly received a combined sum of more than $3.14 million.
Here is a list of Australian defendants and their alleged winnings:
Gert Bjerring, Gold Coast, Queensland, though a shell company known as Dancon Pty. Ltd., $826,801.73 under one or more usernames, including “globalvision1.”
David Mitchell, Tyalgum, New South Wales, $298,802.10 under one or more usernames, including “davemitchell.”
Nicola Holloway, Hope Island, Queensland, $273,009.36 under one or more usernames, including “globalnetworks.”
Sam Fawahl, Melbourne, Victoria, $232,564.55 under one or more usernames, including “TeamUnited.”
Warren Hickey, Hope Island, Queensland, through a shell company known as Health and Success Pty. Ltd., $159,757.73 under one or more usernames, including “GlobalProfitShare.”
Lars Frederiksen, Willetton, Western Australia, $139,365.49 under one or more usernames, including “perth.”
Paul Mandelt, Hillarys, Western Australia, $128,913.02 under one or more usernames, including “sunray.”
Kelvian Hansen, Gold Coast, Queensland, $111,799.43 under one or more usernames, including “Kellil.”
Anni Thompson, Yandina Creek, Queensland, $95,566.00 under one or more usernames, including “teamliberty.”
Ann Audrey Hickey, Hope Island, Queensland, $83,487.05 under one or more usernames, including “GlobalProvenPattern.”
R&J Thumm Family P/L as Trustee for Thumm Investment Trust, (R&J), a proprietary limited company organized under the laws of Australia, $80,130.26 under one or more usernames, including “GlobalWealthSystems.”
David Cane, Hope Island, Queensland, through a shell company known as Karanda Holdings Pty. Ltd., $77,296.57 under one or more usernames, including “GlobalCashFlow.”
Donna Walton, Beaudesert, Queensland, $76,730.36 under one or more usernames, including “Candyamore.”
Michael Georghiou, Cheltenham, Victoria, $74,968.93 under one or more usernames, including “4ever.”
Thomas von Eitzen, Brisbane, Queensland, $74,854.07 under one or more usernames, including “tomve.”
Bradley Ferries, Hope Island, Queensland, $72,325.96 under one or more usernames, including “GlobalAdvantage.”
Robin Reid, Hope Island, Queensland, $61,114.41 under one or more usernames, including “Globalstar.”
Linda Welch, Lower Beechmont, Queensland, $60,274.22 under one or more usernames, including “DailyReward.”
Maureen Fisher, Dicky Beach, Queensland, $55,797.49 under one or more usernames, including “Globalsuper.”
Barry Goodsell, Bertram, Western Australia, $53,650.26 under one or more usernames, including “barryandsue.”
David Joseph, Mount Claremont, Western Australia, $52,581.70 under one or more usernames, including “dkjoseph.”
Birthe Seaton, Goulburn, New South Wales, $52,477.31 under one or more usernames, including “jobiperry.”
NOTE: Our thanks to the ASD Updates Blog.
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