Manoj Kumar, the Indian CEO of the embattled Speak Asia, vanished from public view after an October 11, 2011, YouTube video. In that video, Kumar made a series of promises that have never been fulfilled.
Kumar fled India shortly after the Reserve Bank of India announced an investigation into Speak Asia. The company faced legal battles across multiple fronts, fighting allegations of operating as a Ponzi scheme. Despite his assurance of returning to India by the end of May, Kumar remained in hiding overseas.
A ScamTelegraph reader recently flagged a company called "Mister Colibri," Portuguese for "Mister Hummingbird." The reader suspected a connection to the failed Indian MLM scheme, The AdMatrix.
The AdMatrix launched in India in late 2010. By early September 2011, it had collapsed, with its owners disappearing. Ram Sumiran Pal is widely identified as The AdMatrix's owner.
After Speak Asia's collapse, Ram Sumiran Pal was reportedly hiding in a Mumbai hotel with his brother, Ram Niwas Pal. Further information suggests Ram Niwas Pal and Ram Sumiran Pal are indeed brothers, and Satish Pal is their associate. These three men appear involved in The AdMatrix's operations.
Ram Pal had uploaded a photo to a social network in June 2010, showing him onstage at a Seven Rings International event. This organization, Seven Rings International, forms a key link in the unfolding pattern.
Mister Colibri's website confirms it closely resembles The AdMatrix. The company charges a membership fee. It then provides members with random YouTube videos to watch, paying a weekly commission for this activity.
Mister Colibri also offers substantial commissions for recruiting new members through a binary plan. Members earn commissions for each person in their downline. While the site is only available in Portuguese, its core focus remains on recruitment.
Without any retail products, Mister Colibri, like The AdMatrix, functions as a pyramid scheme. It relies on membership fees and recruitment commissions. The Mister Colibri website, for instance, directly copies its advertising explanations from Wikipedia, a detail visible on its "Industry Challenges Page."