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BBC World Service | The Billion Dollar Scam

The billion-dollar scam: How companies used Premier League sponsorship to target unsuspecting football fans.

Investigative reporter Simona Weinglass leads a BBCEye investigation into a criminal network, believed to have scammed more than a billion dollars from victims across the globe.


The organisation sponsored a top-tier football club to promote its online trading platform, promising investors the chance of astonishing returns. But what lies behind the claims?


The search – from a mansion in London, to a forest in Scandinavia and a call centre in Georgia – reveals a web of deceit. We hear from victims, undercover agents and police, in a bid to track down who’s in charge.


15/03/24: This programme is the subject of a legal complaint by Mr Kezerashvili, who says its contents as they relate to him are false and defamatory.

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