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Updated: Dec 06, 2022 02:26 IST
Karachi [Pakistan], December 6 (ANI): A Karachi-based social media influencer and businesswoman allegedly robbed around Rs 420 million from hundreds of Pakistani people, primarily women through a Ponzi scheme.
According to Dawn, the Karachi-based social media influencer and businesswoman, Sidra Humaid, ran a monthly ballot committee system, an old-age method of polling money commonly known as committees — without keeping any written records of depositors/contributors ending the whole scheme in total fraud.
Humaid, the owner of the ‘Daily Bites’, allegedly defrauded hundreds of her depositors on her social media platform. Taking to her social media account, Humaid said that she had “no means to pay off her committees” to around 200 contributors leaving them in utter shock and disbelief.
Since last week, social media has been abuzz with stories of victims of what many described as a Ponzi scheme. Many victims reached out to each other and formed WhatsApp groups to take action against Humaid, Dawn reported.
However, it appears that no one had approached the police or the Federal Investigation Agency to register the case against Humaid so far in a bid to resolve the issue on their own.
On her part, Ms Humaid, whose whereabouts are not known, posted on social media: “Please guys don’t panic. Your money will be returned in the…
