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Messages have been circulating on WhatsApp and other social platform about a purported partnership between Dangote and Nestle. They encourage their subjects to pay certain amount of money in exchange for food aids.
To me it showed every symptoms of ponzi schemes so I did a little research. Voila, this is what I found.

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Happy World Meal Gate is another pyramid scheme disguising as a charity organization providing food to the needy with investors contribution as the fund used to pay new investors.

The uniqueness of Happy World Meal Gate is nothing special as the scheme is only capitalising on the harsh economic condition and overtly-inflated food prices in the market.

Since the beginning of Nigeria’s recession various ponzi and pyramid scheme have surfaced promising people financial freedom, quick cash to get out of need and also become rich. However, the approach of Happy World Meal gate is to use the most soft approach to perpetrate a pyramid scheme that will get the most crowd.

With its messaging and branding Happy World Meal Gate seeks to target the most vulnerable and poor as well as millions of Nigerians who have been badly hit by the recession.

Instead of selling actual products through its affiliates, Happy World Meal Gate actually collect money from new members in Dollars (USD) with the promise that they will be compensated with food items and groceries and also cash benefits which are split between 40-60%.

While Happy World Meal Gate looks for supportive and compassionate to the poor, downtrodden and vulnerable, there are several red flags that shows that it is a mere pyramid scheme that will end up collapsing as recruitment dries up.

The first red flag is that Happy World Meal Gate has about six packages namely- Farms Gate, Green Gate, Golden Garden, Great Garden, Famous Garden and Food Bank. From the first package or stage (Farms garden), affiliates are required to pay a minimum of USD32. For a scheme that harps on its effort to fight hunger, poverty, malnutrition and disease, where will a poor individual get USD32 with the rate of hardship and poverty.

Also, the scheme puts pressure on such people to continue to recruit new members whose funds will be used to pay and buy food items for old investors. While Happy World Meal Gate describes itself as a “dynamic Multi Level Marketing (MLM) company”,it has no correlation with MLM. It does not produce the food items it distributes to its members neither are products produced for the scheme. The owners are basically using a bulk buying approach to get discounts.

However, a pyramid scheme analysts hinted that owners of the scheme do not need to know anything about the source of the product. They are simply getting their supplies from wholesalers. There are no guarantee that they will buy so cheap that they can make serious margin. She said their target is the recruitment fee paid by new investors who are then pressured to get new investors to get food and cash benefits.

There are no faces on the site as to who owns the scheme. That is a another red flag. There are pictures of people wearing branded t-shirt while presenting food items, however, there are no pictures, profile of people in charge.

The domain was created on the 27th of September, 2016. There are no details about who registered or owns the domain because it has been set to private.

The drill still remain the same. Do not deal with any supposed MLM company that cannot reveal who and who are responsible for the company. Happy World Meal Gate has an appealing proposition that people will easily fall for. However, it is a typical pyramid scheme that requires its members/investors to bring in more people. As soon its recruitment drive drops, the scheme will collapse faster than expected.

Owners of Happy World Meal Gate will always win because they are not using a dime of their monies. They are the ones on top of the pyramid enjoying all the goodies. Older members/investors will be the ones holding the empty bag.


Source:https://pageone.ng/2017/02/16/happy-world-meal-gate-pyramid-scheme/

Adminisher:
Thank you that you noticed.

According to this BBC article our Tucano is coming with "very basic configuration".
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39564855

That would be a very bad deal. I want top echelon at NAF to reject any attempt to ridicule us by selling substandard product to us. A no deal is better than bad deal!

This was posted by NAF an hour ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9GnghBbIZc

Is this the NAF documentary you have all been talking about?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9GnghBbIZc

Freeezzz:
I disagree sire. Even the Her Royal Majesty's forces with the extreme budget cuts do not.
And that pic you use there is not American or any Western forces, most likely West African if not definitely Nigerian.

Every country, no matter how advanced, train its EOD personnel how to clear IEDs with bare hands in dangerous situation especially when you have no mine clearing machine closeby.
Take a look at Nigerian Army's own.

muller101:
using a dangerous approach. Risky u know.

superior1:
Clearing IEDs using 18th century tech.

That is the only way of deactivating IEDS in war front.
Even American army clear bombs using hand as long as it is not radio control.

akigbemaru:
Still using bare hands to unearth buried improvised LED?

bidexiii:
AH......?

Attack Helicopter na.

bidexiii:
wow i think i missed the show.......................

The unveiling of the AH was spectacular. They only unveil one sha while other still remained covered.

I am currently watching the NAF anniversary live on NTA.

softmind24:
both are the most senior in their respective ministry


Don't come here to wail

Talk true when you see truth, Buhari na average Hausa man, nepotism full him mind. 80% of all his appointment are northerners.
That man na f*ckup man, big time.

Nigeriadondie:
Afonjas were una dey. If to say na igbo we for no hear word or space for nairaland for don finish

Lol, as if you go let Afonjas go scotfree if na them.

amarachi06:
...

Perhaps you should just spare few minutes and check out the kind of hate messages, full of lies and deciet, your brothers are spewing on BBC Africa Facebook page. They have destroy the little respect Nigeria is managing. No single African country respect us again let alone others. Even the few sensible ones beg them to stop they no gree.
Hatred just full their mind.

sarrki:
The goodnews is the criminal was suspended

The number one "grasscutter".

neky2016:
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Very dumb blogger. Abeg tell us another tale.

dragon2:
someone should please tell me we are not about to get 12 tucanoes for $600M. I am in shock...

Truth be told the three units from Brazil is enough. BH war will not last forever, we need to have good foresight.

sarrki:
That is what should happen in a sane society


Enemies of state will definitely have negative thoughts

on this patriotic move

Mumu, what of the "grasscutter"?

nemesis2uagain:
just wondering if there is any cooperation between BH and al shabaab , if yes then to what extent and its impact on nigeria ?

I don't think there is any significant cooperation between the two groups cos they are two different brand of blood suckers, alqaeda & isis.

BiaframustDie:
The man must be a Biafra Terrorist

I doubt u are a Yoruba man. Idiot!

That Nigerian guy is notorious for derailing this wonderful thread.

fabre4:
I hope they allowed you get up to 13 years before marrying you out cos you sound so bitter.

Use your brain please, it doesn't hurt. Everyone knows christianity too thrives on gullibility, we have all seen some absurd things done by some people just because their pastors told them to.

Perhaps they meant "gunship".

biafranbaby:
Afonja will not like this.

If some Osu can just pretend to leave hate for a second they will realise Turkey will be d last country on earth to support the Indonesia Firewood Movement.

Godprotectigbo5:
i pray she is found.......those ofonjas ritualist will not see u in jesus name Amen

igbozionism:
yes the people that are obsessed with Igbo might have kidnapped her for rituals because money ritual is in their blood. afonjas are very wicked!

Godprotectigbo5:
i pray she is found.......those ofonjas ritualist will not see u in jesus name Amen

Lol, as if there are no ritualists in Osuland. I pray she shall be found.

sdindan:
NAF kill us finish before 2019.

Accidental discharge from the air.

Only last month US "mistakenly" bomb hundreds of people in Mosul. The world is not talking about it because everyone is busy with Syrian Chemical attack debacle. And that is not the 1st time and unfortunately won't be d last.

Emu4life:
Children of hate will come with their BEAR PARLOUR analysis nw.

B4 u begin a tribal warfare, think about it 300milla for just 16 hilux. Haba, when Proforce is producing better Armoured Personnel Carrier under close amount.
What happened to buy naija to grow naija?

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bidexiii:
BIG......NO

NA SO DEM DEY ASK OH.......

Lol, anyway Siriusblack too is back after two years offline.

IbnSultaan:
Siriusblack, welcome

Is Bidexiii same as Siriusblack?

irynterri:
dude, he is not even denying it, even Syrians know it was Assad, don't always put up this western media rubbish,go online and see how Syrians thanked Trump, I'm not so much of his fan but I'm happy to see someone stand up to those bullies with action not words, a saying goes that justice can only be served when the unaffected feel as pained as the affected, since UN has decided to be a toothless dog, let U.S show them what it means to be fearless,besides the U.S ambassador to UN made it clear that U.S will not sit back and watch a man gas his citizens

Actually, he did denied it. He claim the air attack either hit chemical stockpile of the rebels or that of al nusra group, which is plausible cos there have been reports of chemical weapon use by terorrists in that region.

Exjoker:
In as much as I don't support any USA missile attack into Syria a sovereign country, I don't also support Syria use of chemical weapons on civilian. But considering the fact that Assad regime has been warn many times on the use of chemical weapons, The US warning strike is welcome. Oh thanks to old Soviet era weapons - Russia can match the US in a long and distance war in it today's economy.

So u ar certain Assad used chemical weapon on his people just because Western media said so without providing any shred of evidence? What happened to innocent until proven guilty?

Jayceon:
holding an umbrella for his Chinese Master huhahaha

So this is who u are. Jumping from one thread to the other in search of uneccesary arguments btw SAs and Nigerians.
NL is what we make it to be for ourselves. There are very productive part of Nairaland that u can learn a lot from instead of engaging in e-fights.