Truth about financial influencer Iman Gadzhi and his wild promises

At 27, Iman Gadzhi has built a nine-figure empire persuading millions of young people that they can replicate his wealth through his courses and mentorship programs, yet a Times investigation reveals that most of his income comes not from the business strategies he teaches, but from selling those teachings themselves. His most devoted followers have spent tens of thousands of dollars chasing returns that internal documents suggest few ever achieve, raising questions about whether the digital marketing prodigy has essentially built a modern pyramid scheme cloaked in motivational rhetoric. As regulators begin scrutinizing the influencer economy, Gadzhi's operation has become a test case for how far charismatic entrepreneurs can go in promising riches to the

This is Money·Jan 12