Prominent Arts Promoter Plot Mhako has said Madam Boss and any media organisation that helped prop up the e-Creator platform which recently defrauded hundreds of over a million USD, are complicit in the fraud.
e-Creator, housed at fancy Joina City in Harare, became popular in early June with social media posts and reviews of how people were making a killing and changing their lives financially, just by investing certain amounts of dollars into its account.
A number of articles were run on the Ponzi Scheme, encouraging Zimbabweans to join it by depositing different amounts in return for double their money.
Others however dismissed it as a scam.
Madam Boss on the other hand was its Brand Ambassador, frequently promoting it on her page, personally responding to fans and advising them on how to go about its process step-by-step.
Mhako's comment on the matter came hours after she apologised for her role in the scam, distancing herself from those that gained, adding her team had done thorough background checks before taking up the offer.
"We in most cases deal with the marketing team and not the company directors and this was the case with e-Creator, we met the marketing team at their offices at Joina City, asked relevant questions to ascertain their legitimacy and we were happy with the work they were doing to over 50,000 people and according to some articles they were one of the leading e-commerce companies in the country," read Madam Boss's apology.
The company released a statement informing its clients of this fraud, urging them to look for a Chinese national Zhao Jiaotong who was said to have vanished with over a million US dollars of their deposits.
Creator has since been trending on most social media platforms, including recently launched Threads.
"When the media and social influencers participate in promoting and propping up platforms that scam people they are enablers and complicit in duping people. Ignorance is no defence," said Mhako.
Madam Boss is a Brand Ambassador for some of Zimbabwe's big companies such as Nyaradzo Insurance, TN Bakery and Hello Paisa.
