2010 Retrospective: Kazahkstan Ex-General Recruited Soldiers for His TVI Express Scam

This is old news, and had been covered before, but it's worth repeating:

Basically, this ex-general recruited soldiers to join TVI Express, even though soldiers cannot enjoy any of the benefits of travel, so it is a PURE pyramid scheme: recruit people and make money.

TVI Express web hosts, and alleged new office in Kazahkstan

Almaty, Kazahkstan, Image via WikipediaTVI Express recently moved their webhost all the way to Kiev, Ukraine

But they are "supposedly" based in UK, yes? They said they are headquartered in UK, did they not? Even though in their own terms of service they said any disputes must be settled with the laws of Cyprus or India?

They said they are opening an office in Kazahkstan back in December 2010.

So where do you think that website is located at?  It is located in UK.

Oh, what irony!

Oh, maybe there's another TVI Express website in Kazahkstan? Sure, but this one is hosted in Germany! At least this guy is based in Almaty, where supposedly TVI Express LLP of Kazahkstan is supposedly registered (but no corp records can be found).

How about Facebook? Here's one, but that's someone else altogether! And the third website they linked to, tvities.com? That goes to a THAI travel website completely unrelated to TVI Express.

Do you think they'll last very long when Tajikstan and Georgia are already going after TVI Express?

Funny TVI Express 2011 announcements: clearly it doesn't read the news

South Africa -- Image via WikipediaApparently TVI Express itself does not read the news either. In an announcement posted on 08-JAN-2011 it claims it is expanding into South Africa.

...the fresh and bright 2011 is looking forward to unfold its conventional legacy with 4 international launches in its first quarter itself in Philippines, South Africa, Bangladesh and Kazakhstan respectively. 

However, keep in mind that

1) TVI Express is already "belly up" in South Africa when Tarun Trikha apparently abandoned all local members to their fate with the authorities, as reported by "New Age" of South Africa.

2) All Bangladeshi members seem to do is spam the Internet.

3) So-called Kazakhstan launch is in the middle of nowhere, not to mention TVI Express is already under investigation in Tajikstan and Georgia, two of its neighbors. Besides, the launch was supposed to have happened back in December 2010. Based on the history of delays from TVI Express (its Indian HQ was delayed almost a year) this may not happen at all.

Guess that leaves the Phillipines. However, given that TVI Express is already illegal in China since July 2009, investigated in India, and so on, how long do you think they will last in the Phillipines?