E-Creator Zimbabwe (Scam)
E-creator is a company in Zimbabwe that offers to help people make money by posting fake positive reviews on e-commerce sites globally. The service it provides has been referred to as a Pyramid and Ponzi Schemes in Zimbabwe.
In early July 2023, it was revealed that E-Creator was failing to honor withdrawal to its "employees"/investors. This was widely believed to be the beginning of the pyramid failure.[1]
Contact details
Physical Office: Joina city 10th floor Office number 15 and 16 , Harare
Office 26 ,No. 12 -14 Union Street, Kadoma.
Phone: 0775 526 792, 0785 947 794
Email: florain@e-creatoerzw.com
Instagram: e_creator_zw
Linkedin: e-creator-company
Twitter: e_creator_zw
Website: e-creatoerzw.com/web/index.html
Background
The company's app and online presence are reportedly similar to those of a Nigerian company, Amita Ecommerce that operated on the same business model in that country before disappearing with "thousand(s)".[2]
The company was registered as a Limited company in Zimbabwe in February 2023.[3]
In April, the company ran various articles in prominent publications such as iHarare[4], ZimEye, NewsDay[5], Zim Morning Post[6] and several other smaller publications.
In May 2023 the company's Office Manager, Abraham Mutambu [3] appeared on the only TV station in Zimbabwe, ZBC's Good Morning Zimbabwe.[7]
Allegations of being a scam
In April 2023 ZimViral warned in Twitter posts that E-Creator was a scam:
There is a new Ponzi scheme in Zimbabwe called E-Creator, They are posing as a Multi-Level Marketing company but we know where this will lead.
The E-Creator ZW tells you to invest $15 to get started on their packages. Be very careful Zimbabweans.
Amita E-commerce Company which was operating in Nigeria and swindled thousands is now in Zimbabwe with a new company name E-creator, you can see the app google play store…Kindly retweet and warn all your relatives and friends, they are thieves!!!! [8]
In May 2023, Techzim warned that E-Creator was a scam in an article titled "E-creator – this criminal enterprise is running a scam, stay away":
If you get something from this article, here is what you need to know,
-E-creator runs a business where the main activity is posting fake reviews on e-commerce sites
-Posting fake reviews is unethical and illegal in many countries
-E-creator offers unrealistic returns for members who are required to post 10 fake reviews a day, promising about 100% of principal in commissions every month
-E-creator requires members deposit money with them and maintain that balance if they are to get the promised commissions
-There is no reason why they should require such deposits and E-creator has been asked and failed to explain why
-E-creator is not licensed to take deposits by the RBZ, if indeed the monies placed with them could be called deposits
-Stay away from E-creator, save yourself[3]
Further reading on Pyramid Schemes in Zimbabwe
References
- ↑ Leonard Sengere, The E-creator statement on delayed withdrawals doesn’t make any sense, Techzim, Published: 05 July 2023, Retrieved: 06 July 2023
- ↑ New Ponzi Scheme alert: E-Creator flagged as a scam, Savana News, Published: 10 April 2023, Accessed: 22 May 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 E-creator – this criminal enterprise is running a scam, stay away, Techzim, Published:19 May 2023, Accessed: 22 May 2023
- ↑ E-creator Zimbabwe Assures Clients and Investors Of Its Legitimate Business Model, iHarare, Published:12 April 2023, Accessed:22 May 2023
- ↑ Harare's e-commerce company empowers the youths, NewsDay, Published: 24 April 2023, Accessed: 22 May 2023
- ↑ Nyasha, How E-creator Zimbabwe is Revolutionizing E-commerce in Africa, Zim Morning Post, Published: 12 April 2023, Accessed: 22 May 2023
- ↑ E creator #ecreator #company E Creator Company zw Interview in ZBC News, ZBC, Published:17 May 2023, Accessed: 22 May 2023
- ↑ There is a new Ponzi scheme in Zimbabwe called E-Creator, ZimViral on Twitter, Published: 9 April 2023, Accessed: 22 May 2023
