The Norwegian Lottery Authority has revealed it has an active investigation into Crowd1.

The Lottery Authority first became aware of Crowd1 following several inquiries from the Norwegian public.

The Lottery Authority records that Crowd1 is being traded in a pyramid system, but does not currently have sufficient knowledge of the turnover system to be able to assess whether this is an illegal pyramid scheme.

In an attempt to get more information on the company, the Lottery Authority sent out letters to Crowd1’s provided Dubai address, and local promoter Johan Kloster.

Upon being contacted by local media, Kloster deleted his Crowd1 promotional efforts on social media.

He also demanded Norwegian press not mention him “in articles about Crowd1”.

As
reported by Dine Penger
, Kloster has previously had a run in with the Lottery Authority over his involvement in
Wealth Masters International
.

After WMI was banned in Norway, a BehindMLM reader
outed Kloster
as one of That Free Thing’s top promoters.

Kloster is reported to have signed up with Crowd1 in April. By his own admission, Kloster has thus far made over €60,000 EUR promoting the scam.

While there’s no management details provided on Crowd1’s website, the company is supposedly headed up by Jonas Eric Werner.

Dine Penger reports that Werner (right) is based out Sweden. He is reported to have begun his MLM underbelly career via the
Spinglo
pyramid scheme.

After that Werner joined the
OPN Sitetalk
pyramid scheme, which was eventually
sold off to the OneCoin
Ponzi scheme.

Dine Penger attempted to get in touch with Werner but he failed to reply.

At the time of publication the Lottery Authority has yet to receive a reply to the letters it sent out in June. The regulator’s investigation is ongoing.

BehindMLM
reviewed Crowd1
back in August. Based on its business model, we concluded at the very least Crowd1 was engaged in securities fraud.

At worst the company combines a pyramid recruitment model with that of a Ponzi scheme.

🤖 Quick Answer

What is the Norwegian Lottery Authority investigating regarding Crowd1?
The Norwegian Lottery Authority is conducting an active investigation into Crowd1 following public inquiries. The authority has identified that Crowd1 operates through a pyramid system structure, though it currently lacks sufficient information about its turnover mechanisms to definitively determine whether it constitutes an illegal pyramid scheme.

Why did the Norwegian Lottery Authority contact Crowd1?
The authority sent official letters to Crowd1's Dubai address and local promoter Johan Kloster seeking additional information about the company's operations. This inquiry was necessary to gather evidence and assess the legality of Crowd1's business model and structure.

How did promoter Johan Kloster respond to media attention?
Upon being contacted by local media, Johan Kloster removed his Crowd1 promotional content from social media platforms and subsequently requested that Norwegian press outlets refrain from mentioning him in articles related to

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