Control Finance
was a Ponzi scheme launched in mid 2017. It collapsed in early 2018, lasting roughly six months.

In what was later be revealed as one of the earliest examples of a Boris CEO, Control Finance was headed up by “Benjamin Reynolds”.

Following a
CFTC fraud lawsuit
and eventual
$571 million dollar judgment
, Benjamin Reynolds was
outed as Estonian resident Karl-Joonatan Mets
.

Mets professes his innocence, which fits with typically Russian scammers hiring actors to front their scams.

Following correspondence with Mets, today BehindMLM can reveal how Mets was duped.

According to Mets he answered a casting call in the “Must act or I die” Facebook group.

Mets claims the group “has tens of thousand of members in Estonia”. The ad he responded to was posted by Roman Lok.

Lok (right) is purportedly “known in the community for making videos for big corporations.”

Lok’s casting call sought actors to play “office worker roles”. There was nothing about Control Finance in the ad.

The video was shot in a rented office set with Control Finance branding. Mets played an office worker.

He read a script talking about company updates and other related marketing points. The script didn’t call of Mets to identify himself as Benjamin Reynolds.

Mets was paid €750 EUR for his work, with more videos to come.

Some time later, after Control Finance had launched, the video featuring Mets appeared on YouTube.

Whoever had put the video together had credited Mets as Benjamin Reynolds, CEO of Control Finance.

Upon learning of the video Mets reached out to Lok.

“I found the first video and under it, it says as if Im the CEO of the company and a unknown name also.

I don’t agree to this and this CEO and wrong name. Has to be removed because it simply isn’t true”.

This conversation took place in July 2017.

Lok responded to Mets communication by asking for a link to the video. When that was provided he claimed it wasn’t uploaded to Control Finance’s “official channel”.

When provided a link to the same video on Control Finance’s official channel, Lok replied;

The video you sent, someone probably uploaded it and put it on YouTube by themselves. We can’t control that”.

Mets stood his ground.

You can still tell the client I don’t wish to do any more videos.

I’m not trying to ask for more money, it just morally doesn’t fit with me that I’m looking like the company owner, even if my name is not under the video.

Lok replied;

Sad to hear it but I will forward the client the info.

He encouraged Mets to apply for other listings he had or would later post in the Facebook group.

Mets didn’t appear in any more Control Finance videos.

Roman Lok would continue to post ads looking for actors to play “office worker” roles.

One example Mets provided, from April this year, requests “men and woman, total of 7 actors”.

Background actors! No experience needed! (This Sunday 11.04)

Men and woman, total of 7 actors.

Formal or strict smart casual clothing! Paid

🤖 Quick Answer

What was Control Finance and how long did it operate?
Control Finance was a Ponzi scheme launched in mid-2017 that collapsed in early 2018, operating for approximately six months. The scheme ultimately resulted in a $571 million judgment following a CFTC fraud lawsuit.

Who was the public face of Control Finance?
Control Finance was publicly headed by "Benjamin Reynolds," later revealed to be Estonian resident Karl-Joonatan Mets. This arrangement exemplified early cases of actors fronting fraudulent schemes.

How did Karl-Joonatan Mets become involved with Control Finance?
According to Mets, he responded to a casting call in the "Must act or I die" Facebook group, which reportedly has tens of thousands of Estonian members. The advertisement was posted by Roman Lok.

What position does Mets take regarding his involvement?
Mets professes

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