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There are numerous warnings from foreign regulators classifying the Gift of Legacy model as a financial pyramid scheme.
The Central Bank of Russia has included the project on its list of entities showing signs of being a financial pyramid scheme.
Names related to the scheme: Jacques Marais; Chris Hattingh; Candice Donadel; Hercules Viljoen; Jenny Brandt.
Investigations or regulatory action: yes, especially in South Africa, with referrals to other authorities, but without identifying a public judicial outcome against these leaders.

https://behindmlm.com/companies/fsca-punts-gift-of-legacy-investigation-to-other-regulators/

https://www.daytrading.com/scam/gift-of-legacy

Japan's National Police Agency has been recording an increase in various categories of sexual crimes.
In 2023, Japan reformed its Penal Code regarding sexual offenses, replacing the old definition of rape, expanding protections for victims among other measures.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/
meeting-summaries/2024/10/experts-committee-elimination-discrimination-against-women-praise-japan

Japanese researcher Makiko Asahina interviewed sex offenders incarcerated in Japan.
The main factors identified were:
* a history of childhood sexual abuse;
* problematic sexual preferences;
* proximity between the offender and the victim;
* cognitive distortions.
The study did not find income to be a central characteristic of the offenders.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01924036.2010.967883