The Billion Dollar Scam - BBC World Service Documentaries

The billion-dollar scam: How companies used Premier League sponsorship to target unsuspecting football fans. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 Investigative reporter Simona Weinglass leads a #BBCEye investigation into a criminal network, believed to have scammed more than a billion dollars from victims across the globe. The organisation sponsored a top-tier football club to promote its online trading platform, promising investors the chance of astonishing returns. But what lies behind the claims? The search – from a mansion in London, to a forest in Scandinavia and a call centre in Georgia – reveals a web of deceit. We hear from victims, undercover agents and police, in a bid to track down who’s in charge. 15/03/24: This programme is the subject of a legal complaint by Mr Kezerashvili, who says its contents as they relate to him are false and defamatory. To watch more investigative journalism from our award-winning BBC Eye team