E-orange founder, her relatives bought assets with customers' money
She took advance payment from customers luring them with hefty discounts and then purchased a plot and flat with over Tk 9 crore. Her relatives also purchased property with the customers' money.
This is how Sonia Mehjabin, founder of controversial e-commerce platform E-orange, and her relatives and associates laundered customers' money, according to a report of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) submitted to the High Court.
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The report said E-orange Shop and E-orange Bangladesh took deposits of Tk 900 crore from customers against 3.04 lakh orders through payment gateway SSLCOMMERZ.
However, it is not clear whether the products were delivered to the customers, said the report. Read More...