=== People Involved ===
  * [[aimeegleeson|Aimee Gleeson]]
  * [[masilomokone|Masilo Mokone a.k.a Mr Smile]]

==== ** BREAKING NEWS 2 NOV 2020 ** ====
BBC WORLD AFRICA RELEASES DOCUMENTARY - [[https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10159224881935229&id=285361880228&m_entstream_source=video_home&player_suborigin=entry_point&player_format=permalink&anchor_composer=false|UNMASKING THE PYRAMID KINGS]]
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=== MTN Partners with Emerge partners with Crowd1 ===
This does not make Crowd1 legitimate- it does call into question MTN and Emerge's(([[https://emerge-gaming.webflow.io/company|Emerge Gaming]])) business ethics and due diligence requirements to stakeholders in managing new business.(([[https://youtu.be/nKaVRyo7v3A|YouTube]])) 
  * Emerge Gaming Ltd (ASX:EM1) - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/ASX_Bets/comments/jgjqg5/emerge_gaming_ltd_asxem1/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_body|Reddit - Part 1]]
  * !! Update !! Emerge Gaming Ltd (ASX:EM1) - [[https://www.reddit.com/r/ASX_Bets/comments/ji1y5u/update_emerge_gaming_ltd_asxem1/?ref=share&ref_source=embed&utm_content=title&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_name=8fe3b5ff7f814e658a1128247713f274&utm_source=embedly&utm_term=ji1y5u|Reddit - Part 2]]
  * Trading Halt - ASX - [[https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20201028/pdf/44p6wmk7lv05xl.pdf|ASX - PDF]]
  * Are Emerge Gaming's (ASX:EM1) 6M pre-registrations real? - [[https://themarketherald.com.au/are-emerge-gamings-asxem1-6m-pre-registrations-real-2020-10-28/|The Market Herald]]

=== In the News ===
  * Watchdog warns against Crowd1 - [[https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/amp/business/money/2020-06-25-the-a-to-z-to-spot-a-scam-as-watchdog-warns-against-crowd1/|Sowetan Live]]
  * Sarb and FSCA investigating Crowd1 - [[https://citizen.co.za/business/2308009/sarb-and-fsca-investigating-crowd1/|Citizen]]
  * Crowd1 scam uses Eben Etzebeth, Duane Vermeulen pictures to lure investors - [[https://www.biznews.com/rugby/2020/06/25/crowd1-ponzi-alert|Biznews]]
  * Sarb investigating Crowd1 - [[https://www.biznews.com/rugby/2020/06/25/crowd1-ponzi-alert|Biznews]]
  * Namibia Bans Pyramid Scheme Most Popular with South Africans - [[https://www.itnewsafrica.com/2020/02/namibia-bans-pyramid-scheme-most-popular-with-south-africans/|IT News Africa]]
  * SA Regulator Flags Crowd1 as Suspected Pyramid Scheme - [[https://www.itnewsafrica.com/2020/06/sa-regulator-flags-crowd1-as-suspected-pyramid-scheme/|IT News Africa]]