Police Arrest Q-Net Operatives in Alleged Travel Fraud Scheme

In a significant intelligence-led operation carried out on Thursday, 20th July, a joint regional team of police personnel from the Freetown-East region conducted a raid at 294 Bai Bureh Road, Sayenoh Junction, CalabaTown. The operation resulted in the apprehension of several persons of interest linked to a notorious Qnet scam.

Under the command of Regional Commanding Officer ACP Dr. John Martin Senesie, the police executed a Search Warrant at the location, which led to the discovery of compelling documentary evidence implicating the Qnet method of operating.

During the emotional testimonies provided to the police, three individuals identified as Fatmata Bangura of Portee, Bintu Sono of Kenema, and Sia Lebbie, recounted their distressing experiences. They revealed that they were deceived into paying a total sum of thirty thousand New Leones (Le 30,000) each under the pretense of being assisted in their journey to Canada. The scammers went as far as persuading them to bring two additional individuals along to participate in the supposed program. Fatmata, one of the victims, tearfully lamented how her parents were also swindled out of Le 30,000 each.

Musa Mahmoud Kamara, a resident of Jalloh Terrace and a key suspect in the operation, was identified as a Qnet operative. He referred to most of the arrested individuals as Independent Representatives, claiming that they were undergoing various online courses related to overseas job employment.

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Albert Foday Bangura | 2023-07-22 06:22:16

sometime people are just delivered themselves how can you think that just the sum of 30. Million Leones can take you from Sierra Leone 🇸🇱🇸🇱 To Any Europe 🌍🌍 Country. One of the greatest Challenge we have in our Country county is that people are just LAZY.QNET Is a Direct Selling System of Business is not a scam is legal Business that can Change Life
| 2023-07-21 23:09:55

All of this people saying Qnet is providing jobs for the youths are all agent of the so call Qnet which they are doing more harm than good in this country. Let the government put a Stop to it now and immediately . Other countries are doing it well to help the masses why we are here a developing country like Sierra Leone adding more poverty on people in other to enrich themselves. How can you tell someone to pay an amounts to travel to a particular county which you claimed to be there while you are not there is that not a scam?
| 2023-07-21 21:21:04

Qnet is not a scam, but a direct selling industry in the world, that will connect you to the factories and customers world wide, Qnet is partnership with Manchester city FC, FIFA, CAF, Formula one racing and also United Nations(UN) etc, those organization will not be partnership with any organization that is fraud. Qnet motive is to raise yourself and help mankind (RYTHM). It is not traveling agency company but a direct selling industry that offered wellness product and services for mankind.
| 2023-07-21 20:48:30

I l was the who arested one of the independent representative in Bo who has been flooding one of my sister and her husband two years ago with a false pretending that they have sent two of their children to Canada so two months ago l received a message from one of them which said one of the children is seriously ill and the family should pay 1500 us dollars but unfortunately for him ll know everything about them so I communicate to him on how can they get the money since we are in sirra Leone and they are in Canada he said he will connect me to the office here sierra Leone.few minutes later somebody called me who introduced himself to me and said he is the agent for the child who's sick in Canada so the conversation switch from Canada to Sierra Leone he said if we didn't sent the money on Saturday the will died on Tuesday but my phone is a smart iphone l have caller location app so I came to know that two of them are at the same place and the picture they have sent to me was from Facebook so I called the person who said he's in Sierra Leone and asked him how can he get this money he told me to sent it through orange money in Leone equal value to 1500 dollars which was about 36,800,000 after sometime l called him and said to him that I have got the money but I can't sent it through orange money because of the large amount of the money so I said I would personally took the to wherever he directed me to go. He immediately told me to go with it to free town after 10 to 15 minutes he said he has traveled to Bo so let me go with the money to instead of free town l agreed on my arrivals l reported the matter to the police at Bo police station we went there and arested man and took him to the police station. He admitted that he was just doing scam and that those children are here in Sierra Leone but what made me stop going to the police for this case was, it seen as if most of the police are well aware of this operation because all the leaders mentioned by the man arested the police officers who were insage of this case has their phone numbers and know each of them by their various operational area and names and those leaders know these policies very well and they communicate to them as a society members so I decided to drop the case and they were released from the cell So even like this l wonder if it's will not only be a money making operation by these officers. Because these Qnet has been baned from it operation in this country as an institution because they started as an University awarding free Degrees to people without any classes. We're watching.
| 2023-07-21 19:39:12

Q net is the best company in world but sierra Leone can't understand this company is a business company there is no job in the country
Moriba samai | 2023-07-21 18:48:38

My people Qnet is one of the best company around the world so if the papa government band Qnet in this country will you give them Job ❓
| 2023-07-21 17:39:34

Qnet is a best business I was a student since I graduated there was no job for me but today qnet have change my life and the life of my family, because when I come in to qnet company I work hard so I can achieve my dreams,so thanks to qnet
| 2023-07-21 17:20:26

Qnet is the best business in the world Qnet is not a scam
| 2023-07-21 17:08:49

Qnet is one of the direct selling E-commerce that offers products and services online,it will help you to build your own business and while doing this business with hard work and determination, it will empower you to achieve your lost goles(dreams).Qnet in sierraleone has changed so many peoples life,and it will help to reduce the unemployment rate of the people.Please if you want to be successful in life go and embark on entrepreneuar the business of the 21st century Especially QNET.
| 2023-07-21 16:42:10

This is an online business not a travelling agency.
| 2023-07-21 16:40:58

Qnet is a direct selling platform. Not a travelling agency.
Mohamed seitua | 2023-07-21 15:36:15

Q NET is nothing but a fraudulent organization. I am a victim of the said situation. A elder sister formal husband introduce this QNet to me which the company collected Nle 20,000(twenty million all in the name of traveling to over sea. Please I will be greatful if the inspector General of police will take this fraudulent act into consideration to prosecute then to court. I believe the Constitution of this country is against fraudulent and corruption act. I want to thank that particular division that undergo that regorious operation may God Almighty bless the Divisional head and his surbodinate in the police force.
Valerie | 2023-07-21 15:17:43

They are seriously frauding our young ones but God is about to destroy them in our country. People are suffering and for a better pasture they are selling all they have for this lieing projects but God will pay all involved
| 2023-07-21 14:34:53

My girlfriend deserted me for qnet.She was fooled into believing that qnet was an opportunity for overseas job opportunities by her sister's fiancee.She asked me to join qnet but l refused because l know it's a scam.I wish government would intervene and eliminate this menace from our country because it has led many youths astray and a lot of people have been robbed of their hard earned money
| 2023-07-21 13:58:36

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| 2023-07-21 13:55:46

Qnet is the best business in world,le
| 2023-07-21 13:52:20

One fellow by the of Bah did this same thing to my wife in Bo city last year, they are not good for our country
| 2023-07-21 13:45:47

Thanks to the sierra Leone 🇸🇱🇸🇱 police... I plead let's the Law takes its course... These people have caused lots of distraction of lives and properties
| 2023-07-21 12:38:10

This Qnet need to be banned totally in Sierra Leone. To be candid enough the amount of people they have scam in this country is uncountable. They will give you the hope that you are going to travel at the end the needful is not done after you have done all the necessary charges they request for. We are calling on the government to take drastic action on this company.
Fuad Kamara | 2023-07-21 12:24:53

Qnet is the best company in the world, it is not a scam, so please you people with blue uniform called police, should just leave those people alone and find a way to quit your job and join Qnet. You will never know how beneficial it is until you are in. Qnet all the way up. Qnet is the best
Sheku Rogers | 2023-07-21 12:01:12

What I know Qnet is not a scam it's a direct selling e-commerce company that operate globally. Initially some people will accept the business after all the process the person rejected and demand for the which he use to purchase which is non refundable
James Williams Ray | 2023-07-21 11:44:37

Qnet operatives are very much dangerous and destructive they've created more harm than even Covid-19 and Ebola in this country and they have influenced the law enforcers with money. They scammed me last year and even now the case is on going at the Magistrate court No. 2, Pademba Road Freetown. I have spent more than Nle35,000 on this case inclusive of the money spend on investigation.
| 2023-07-21 11:25:38

The government is well informed about this scam, Qnet has been in this country long since ago just to scam our people. The government just turn black 🖤 eyes 👀 on it has if it's not in the known. Only God that save me from this epidemic, a childhood friend of mine that we attended the same school on Wassce level should have score big gial against me, but God rescue me not to listen to his words, this Qnet thing has been rampant in this of our country to dump people, but our prayers will expose their doings and the souls of the victims will hold them responsible for dumping them to a fraudulent activity.
| 2023-07-21 11:23:30

Same thing happens to me at Philip street Wilmington by one Abubakarr Sanu and a young guy called Rashid
| 2023-07-21 11:10:27

God bless the Sierra Leone Police for their good works my nephew treated me the same way, But let God forgive him for what he did to me because I trusted him so much and he definitely let me dawn