In the digital age of investment opportunities, the Omegapro Forex and Investment Trading Company promised Nigerians financial success.
Omegapro, owned by Dubai-based residents Andreas Szakacs, Mike Simms and Dilawar Singh was introduced into the country with great fanfare and perosnal testimonials of their credibility by one Daniel Onoja, Tomiwa Orunnipin, Samuel Ajibare, Bonaventure Igboanugo and other top level MLM leaders despite the these Dubai-based operatives having publicly documented history of previous involvements and indictments in several Ponzi MLM schemes where investors lost billions of dollars, like global Ponzi scheme called onecoin for instance .
Still these Nigerian leaders ignored all the freely available information on the internet that already connected these guys to financial scams and personally in public that they have thoroughly investigated them and found them to be people of unblemished records and ethical business people.
So, Led by Top social Influencers and Top MLM agents in Nigeria, including Daniel Onoja, Tomiwa Orunnipin, Samuel Ajibare, Grace Udenwa Udoye; Wuraola Fadairo Orunupin; Olasebikan Oladapo; Maryann Ilorah; Chinwe Ikpe; Bamidele Ajibare Samuel; Ajibare Olushola Ebunoluwa; Dotun Fatoyinbo; Leo Bonaventure Igboanugo; Dr Afoma Nwolisa; Matthew Ogunmodede and dozens of other MLM Diamonds, this dubai based forex trading venture gained popularity, but beneath it lay a massive scam that robbed Nigerians of over N200 billion.
*The Rise of Omegapro: A Mirage of Wealth Introduced by Daniel Onoja, Tomiwa Orunnipin, and Samuel Ajibare*
With aggressive marketing, influence peddling, and ostentatious display of wealth, Omegapro agents and collaborators promised high returns in Forex trading, using top influencers and MLM leaders who had gained the trust of unsuspecting followers through training and ‘proof’ of their success with Omegapro.
Most Notable Nigeiran promoters and agents involved in this colossal scam include Daniel Onoja, Tomiwa Orunnipin, Samuel Ajibare, Daniel Onoja; Leo Bonaventure Igboanugo; Dr Afoma Nwolisa; among others.
Several of them bought amazing mansions locally and abroad and displayed opulence on a level big enough to entice even the most careful investor . At the height of this forex trading scams, many of the leaders in Nigeria were earning more than $50,000 PER WEEK in commissions from Omegapro Dubai company for signing up more Nigerians into the scheme. All the agents were paid 10% of any amount invested by trusting and gullible investors who mostly believed the forex company was genuine
Some of the tactics used to convince Nigerians and other people in 70 countries all over the world include appointing some of the top celebrities and footballers in the world as ambassadors including Ronaldinho, Kanu, Vinicius etc
They even showcased their legitimacy by parading Dubai Royal Princes and top government leaders in Dubai at their events to allay the concerns any curious investors
To gain the trust of many Nigerians in the digital business, they also invited globally respected personalities including Les Brown, Eric Worre, and others to train at their events and to exploit the brands and greatness of these world renown figures to lure prospective omegapro investors
*Involvement of Top Leaders*
Key to Omegapro’s success in Nigeria were top MLM leaders who influenced and persuaded thousands of their followers to invest with a dizzying array of strategies which include showcasing huge commissions people were making, personalities and celebrities who have endorsed the company and breathtaking vacations and properties they have acquired for pursuing the omegapro forex trading opportunity. They proudly showed cheques and deposits they and others have made through the 10% commissions Omegapro paid them for convincing unsuspecting investors to invest their money. At the time the scheme collapsed over $200,000,000 of Nigerian investors’ money had disappeared into the Ponzi scheme.
Omegapro claimed to engage in Forex trading but failed to deliver promised returns. Eventually, the USA CFTC and other reputable blogs like BehindMLM have since revealed that Omegapro never really engaged in Forex trading in the last 4 years and have even lost the trading Licence they got since 2019
*Disappearance of Investors Funds in a cloud of lies and deception*
In 2022, Omegapro owners and their agents claimed their system was hacked, and halted making payments to their investors whose interests and principals have become due.
Next Investors were then moved to a new company, Go Global, with promises of fund releases which never came. Ultimately, in 2023, the owners claimed inability to pay due to US CFTC investigations and told the leaders gathered in Dubai that all funds of the company had been frozen by USA CFTC. Later investigation showed that Omegapro money was not seized and has never been seized by CFTC. In fact, one of the owners and operatives of Omegapro itself issued a public video where he debunked the lies and claimed that was part of the deception by Omegapro owners and their top agents and marketers to continue deceiving investors in order to keep giving them hope and keep them calm
*Role of Nigerian Omegapro Promoters and Top Leaders*
Nigerian investors trusted their compatriots, but top promoters, including Daniel Onoja, Tomiwa Orunnipin, and Samuel Ajibare, are now being accused by 1,000s of investors who have now formed themselves into a Class called Omegapro Action Nigeria (OPANI) of betraying this trust. Many victims invested their life savings, pensions, and even sold properties.
*Legal and Moral Responsibility of Omegapro promoters and agents*
Promoters’ involvement in scams raises questions about their legal and moral responsibility. The Investors formed Omegapro Action Nigeria, to pursue legal, social, and international actions for refunds of their money and demand that the top agents and operatives who made great commissions for marketing the scam should refund those commissions as a mark of good faith
Daniel Onoja, Tomiwa ORUNIPIN, Bonaventure Igboanugo, and Samuel Ajibare (Big Sam) instead of helping the investors recover their money, or voluntarily refund part of their commissions to ease their pain have also formed themselves into a group to oppose and destroy the over 5,000 victims of the scam they promoted and hinder them from pursuing the owners and agents and promoters who profited from the scam
*Conclusion*
Omegapro’s scam serves as a cautionary tale of trust exploitation in the digital age. Thousands of Nigerians lost, or are in danger of losing over Two Hundred Billion Naira, while promoters, like Daniel Onoja, Tomiwa Orunnipin, and Bonaventure Igboanugo who sponsored them to Nigeria and marketed them heavily to unsuspecting members of the public profited.
There are now serious rumors everywhere that Daniel Onoja and some of his scam abettors have escaped from Nigeria and relocated to Canada, United Kingdom and other foreign countries. They have stopped responding to messages from their investors and even when forced to call a briefing meeting on zoom, they prevented many of their customers from speaking on the issue.
The matter is now being reported to EFCC, Civil Lawsuits filed and international crime fighters getting involved as the world tries to unravel one of the greatest financial scams the world has ever seen.
Investigations will continue to unveil their roles in this massive scam, leaving scars in the memory of Nigerians.
