“The most dangerous scams don’t just recycle the same business model. They recycle the same victims… and sometimes those victims become the next promoters.”

When I first came across QVI Markets, I wasn’t looking for another investment platform.

I was still investigating the collapse of BG Wealth Sharing, reviewing evidence, speaking with victims, and documenting how another crypto investment scheme had unravelled.

That’s when something caught my attention.

A woman calling herself Finance Queen, Valerie Walasek, reached out to me claiming she had also been caught up in BG Wealth Sharing. She spoke about helping victims, exposing scams, and preventing other people from making the same mistake.

At first, I thought I was speaking with someone who had learned a very expensive lesson.

The more I researched Valerie, however, the more the story changed.

Instead of simply warning people about collapsed investment schemes, she had started introducing her audience to QVI Markets—a brand-new cryptocurrency trading platform displaying many of the same characteristics I’d already documented in BG Wealth Sharing, PO Wealth Sharing, and numerous other copycat investment schemes.

That was the moment this stopped being a story about one promoter.

It became an investigation into QVI Markets itself, how it was being marketed, who was promoting it, and whether history was about to repeat itself once again.

What Is QVI Markets?

Like many of the investment opportunities I’ve investigated over the years, QVI Markets presents itself as a sophisticated trading platform capable of generating consistent returns through technology rather than traditional investing.

Promotional material claims the platform uses AI-powered trading, copy trading, and professional market analysis to deliver profits. Prospective members are told they can earn from daily trading signals while also building an income by introducing other people to the platform.

On the surface, it sounds polished.

The websites are professionally designed. The marketing graphics are visually impressive. Social media is filled with screenshots of successful withdrawals, profit calculations, and testimonials from enthusiastic promoters claiming they have finally found the answer after losing money elsewhere.

I’ve seen this pattern many times before.

The branding changes. The websites change. The promoters change.

But the underlying sales pitch often follows the same formula: advanced technology, passive income, referral rewards, and the promise that this platform is somehow different from all the others that failed before it.

That alone doesn’t prove QVI Markets is illegitimate.

It does, however, provide enough reason to begin asking the questions every investor should ask before sending cryptocurrency to any platform:

  • Who owns the company?
  • Where is it legally incorporated?
  • Who controls the trading?
  • Can the claimed returns be independently verified?
  • Is there regulatory oversight?

Those were the questions I set out to answer.

Instead of finding clear, transparent answers, I found a growing list of inconsistencies that deserved much closer examination.

QVI Markets

A Familiar Pattern Emerges

The more I looked into QVI Markets, the more it reminded me of investigations I’d already completed.

Not because the names were the same.

Not because the people were the same.

But because the business model, the marketing, and the psychology all felt remarkably familiar.

I’ve spent years exposing platforms such as BG Wealth Sharing, PO Wealth Sharing, and numerous other cryptocurrency schemes that promised financial freedom through trading, artificial intelligence, or exclusive investment strategies.

Every one of them claimed to have discovered a better way to generate wealth.

Every one of them had promoters insisting, “This one is different.”

Every one of them attracted people who had often lost money elsewhere and were desperate to recover their losses.

That is one of the reasons I became so interested in QVI Markets.

Many of the people now promoting it aren’t newcomers to this industry. They’re individuals who have previously participated in, or promoted, other investment opportunities that have since collapsed or attracted serious criticism.

When I see the same recruitment methods, the same lifestyle marketing, the same emphasis on bringing in new members, and the same promises of consistent returns, experience has taught me that it’s time to start asking difficult questions.

Not because every new platform is automatically a scam.

But because legitimate investment businesses shouldn’t have a problem answering legitimate questions.

Why QVI Markets Looks So Similar To BG Wealth Sharing

The first major red flag was how closely the QVI Markets pitch resembled the kind of opportunity many BG Wealth Sharing victims had only recently escaped.

BG Wealth Sharing was sold to people as a trading-related income opportunity. Participants were encouraged to believe that returns came from sophisticated trading systems, financial expertise, and access to opportunities that ordinary investors would never normally see.

QVI Markets appears to be using a remarkably similar emotional hook.

Promotional material tells prospective members they can benefit from daily trading signals, build income through team activity, and recover financially by joining early. That message becomes especially powerful when directed at people who have already been financially and emotionally damaged by another investment platform.

This is what makes the situation so concerning.

Someone who has just lost money in BG Wealth Sharing may not be thinking clearly. They may be embarrassed, desperate, angry, or simply searching for a way to recover what they’ve lost as quickly as possible.

That is precisely when promoters should be encouraging people to slow down, carry out proper due diligence, and ask difficult questions before committing any more money.

Instead, QVI Markets is being presented as the next opportunity.

To me, that isn’t financial restoration.

It’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing moment.

The Finance Queen Connection

Valerie WalasekI wasn’t looking for another QVI Markets promoter.

In fact, Valerie Walasek, who calls herself Finance Queen, came looking for me.

She first contacted me by email after reading my investigations into BG Wealth Sharing. She described herself as a victim who wanted to help expose what had happened and prevent others from suffering the same fate. We continued our conversation on Signal, where she spoke about her background, her financial qualifications, and her desire to help people recover.

On the surface, it sounded genuine.

Then I started researching her public content.

Her YouTube channel, Finance Queen, had rapidly become a source of information for BG Wealth Sharing victims. Many of her videos focused on the collapse of BG, advice for victims, legal issues, and helping people move forward after losing money.

Then the content changed.

Almost overnight, the channel began introducing QVI Markets.

Videos appeared titled “Introduction to QVI Market,” “QVI Info,” and “QVI Team Meeting.” Instead of documenting the collapse of one investment platform, Valerie was now publicly introducing another.

That was a significant turning point in my investigation.

It wasn’t simply that someone had found a new opportunity.

It was that someone who had built credibility by speaking to BG Wealth Sharing victims was now encouraging that same audience to consider joining QVI Markets.

That’s when I stopped investigating Valerie as a victim and started investigating QVI Markets as the story.

Watching The QVI Team Meeting

One of the most valuable pieces of evidence wasn’t hidden behind a paywall or leaked by a whistleblower.

It was broadcast publicly.

Valerie livestreamed what she called a QVI Team Meeting, and I sat through the presentation from beginning to end. I also reviewed the transcript afterwards to ensure I hadn’t missed anything.

What I heard genuinely surprised me.

Unlike most promoters, Valerie wasn’t claiming that QVI Markets was risk-free or guaranteed to succeed.

Instead, she repeatedly acknowledged that platforms like this have a limited lifespan. She openly discussed the possibility that they eventually fail and explained that her team’s strategy was to get in early, recover their initial investment quickly, withdraw profits regularly, and move on before the platform collapsed.

That isn’t the language I’d expect from someone introducing people to a long-term investment.

It’s the language of someone trying to manage the risk of participating in something they believe may not last.

She also spoke about the importance of becoming early recruiters, building a large team, watching for warning signs, and maintaining close communication so members could react quickly if problems emerged.

As I listened, I couldn’t help thinking back to the countless presentations I’d watched from BG Wealth Sharing, PO Wealth Sharing, and other schemes over the years.

The wording had changed.

The branding had changed.

But the underlying message felt remarkably familiar:

Get in early. Build a team. Recover your capital. Hope you’re out before everyone else.

That isn’t investing.

It’s a strategy built around timing the collapse.

The Right Of Reply

Before publishing this investigation, I wanted to make sure Valerie Walasek had every opportunity to explain her position.

Rather than publishing first and asking questions later, I prepared a detailed right of reply covering the evidence I’d gathered during my investigation. The questions weren’t designed to trap her or make assumptions. They were straightforward questions that any promoter of an investment opportunity should reasonably be able to answer.

Among other things, I asked:

  • Who owns QVI Markets?
  • What due diligence had she personally undertaken before promoting it?
  • Does she receive any commissions or referral income?
  • Who controls the company?
  • What evidence supports the claims being made in the marketing material?
  • What role does Finance Queen LLC play in all of this?

I gave Valerie 48 hours to respond before publication.

Instead of answering those questions, she told me she would need to obtain approval from someone she referred to as Robert, describing him as an important man who didn’t work weekends. She suggested I extend the deadline while she sought his approval.

I declined.

The investigation isn’t about Robert.

It’s about QVI Markets and the people publicly promoting it.

The vast majority of my questions related to Valerie’s own public statements, her livestreams, her promotional activity, and her own due diligence. Those are questions only she can answer.

I explained that if there were specific questions relating solely to Robert, I would simply note that she was unable to answer them. That didn’t prevent her from responding to the many questions concerning her own involvement.

More than three days passed.

No answers arrived.

A Public Response Instead Of Public Answers

After more than three days had passed without receiving answers to my right of reply, I made one final attempt to speak with Valerie directly.

I Telephoned her.

She answered the call but declined to discuss the investigation.

Shortly afterwards, however, she published a video responding to the situation.

Naturally, I watched it from beginning to end.

What struck me immediately was that the video wasn’t a response to the evidence I’d presented. Instead, Valerie spent much of the recording discussing her personal life, including her military service, disability, recovery from addiction, Christian faith, and what she describes as miraculous healing.

Those are deeply personal matters.

I’m not investigating Valerie’s faith.

I’m not questioning her health.

I’m not disputing her military service or the challenges she says she has overcome.

None of those subjects are the focus of this investigation.

What I found far more interesting was what wasn’t discussed.

Despite being given a detailed list of questions, the video did not explain:

  • Who owns QVI Markets.
  • Who operates the company.
  • Where the company is legally incorporated.
  • What independent due diligence had been carried out before recommending it.
  • Why Goldman Sachs branding appears throughout QVI promotional material.
  • What evidence supports the investment claims being made.

Instead, Valerie stated that she doesn’t promote investment platforms but rather operates an investment club where members share ideas and discuss opportunities together.

Readers can compare that explanation with the publicly available material for themselves.

During the livestreams I reviewed, Valerie introduced QVI Markets, hosted QVI team meetings, encouraged viewers to contact her through Telegram, discussed recruitment strategies, explained how participants should recover their initial investment quickly, and spoke about moving into new platforms early.

Whether that amounts to promoting an investment platform or simply discussing opportunities is something readers can judge after reviewing the same evidence.

For me, however, one thing remained unchanged.

The questions I originally asked are still the questions that matter most—and they remain unanswered.

Finance Queen: A New Brand With Old Questions

Finance QueenWhile reviewing Valerie Walasek’s public online presence after she declined to answer my questions, I discovered she had recently launched FinanceQueen.org. The website presents her as the founder of Finance Queen LLC, promoting a faith-based investment club, podcast and financial restoration community. It describes a mission centred on Christian values, ethical leadership and helping victims rebuild after financial loss.

What immediately caught my attention was the contrast between a website built around helping scam victims recover and the simultaneous promotion of QVI Markets, another investment platform that raises significant questions about ownership, transparency and accountability. For someone positioning herself as a trusted financial educator, that contradiction deserves careful scrutiny.

The website itself also raises a few questions. The Legal Notice identifies Finance Queen LLC, but no Business ID is provided, the Regulatory Authority section is left blank, and there is little information about the company behind the brand. I also noted that FinanceQueen.org has existed for more than five years, although it does not appear the current website has been operating for that entire period. That may have an innocent explanation, but it is another detail worth documenting as this investigation continues.

Following The Money On The Blockchain

One of the advantages of investigating cryptocurrency platforms is that transactions leave a trail.

Unlike marketing claims or social media posts, blockchain data can often be independently verified.

While reviewing promotional material for QVI Markets, I noticed screenshots showing successful cryptocurrency withdrawals. Most people would probably glance at the images and move on.

I didn’t.

One of those screenshots exposed the complete TRON Wallet Address used to receive the funds:

TV3C1467seDt5hctvtv2ZZwMPn1YxVrXVF

That gave me somewhere to start.

After downloading the wallet history, I found 175 USDT transactions, comprising 94 incoming and 81 outgoing transfers. Over the period I examined, the wallet received approximately 24,480 USDT and then sent almost exactly the same amount back out again, retaining only a very small balance.

That immediately caught my attention.

Rather than behaving like a wallet accumulating long-term investment profits, it appeared to function primarily as a pass-through wallet, with funds arriving from multiple addresses before being forwarded elsewhere.

Even more interesting was the destination.

The overwhelming majority of outgoing transactions were sent to one single TRON wallet, creating another lead in the investigation.

At this stage, it’s important not to jump to conclusions.

The blockchain data does not prove that QVI Markets is fraudulent, nor does it reveal the purpose of every transaction. A wallet can be used for many legitimate reasons.

What it does provide is verifiable evidence that allows the money to be traced instead of relying solely on marketing claims.

My next step will be to map the wider wallet network.

If multiple participant wallets eventually converge into a handful of central wallets, that may reveal far more about how QVI Markets operates than any promotional video or sales presentation ever could.

Sometimes the blockchain tells a story that words never will.

The Questions Every Investor Should Be Asking

Throughout this investigation, I’ve deliberately avoided making assumptions where the evidence doesn’t support them. Instead, I’ve focused on asking the same questions I believe every prospective investor should ask before sending cryptocurrency to any investment platform. So far, I haven’t found clear, independently verifiable answers to some very basic questions.

  • Who actually owns QVI Markets?
  • Who are the directors or beneficial owners?
  • Where is the company legally incorporated?
  • What licences or regulatory approvals does it hold, if any?
  • Can the claimed trading activity be independently verified?
  • Who controls the wallets receiving participant funds?
  • Why does the marketing prominently feature Goldman Sachs branding?
  • Are promoters receiving referral commissions or other financial incentives?

These aren’t hostile questions, nor are they accusations. They are questions that any legitimate investment business should reasonably expect from people being asked to trust it with their money. If a company is genuine, transparency should strengthen confidence, not undermine it.

Over the years I’ve investigated dozens of cryptocurrency investment schemes, and one pattern keeps repeating itself. The websites look professional, the presenters appear knowledgeable, and social media fills with screenshots of withdrawals and success stories. But when investors start asking about ownership, regulation, accountability and verifiable evidence, the answers often become vague, are deferred to someone else, or never arrive at all.

That’s exactly why independent investigations like this matter. Marketing material is designed to attract investors, whereas due diligence is designed to protect them. Before transferring money to QVI Markets—or any investment platform—people deserve clear answers to these questions, not after they’ve invested, but before the first dollar leaves their wallet.

A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing

I’ve investigated enough investment schemes to know that the platform itself is only part of the story.

Just as important are the people introducing others to it.

What made this investigation different wasn’t simply the launch of another cryptocurrency trading platform. It was discovering that someone who had built credibility by speaking to BG Wealth Sharing victims was now introducing many of those same people to QVI Markets.

That’s the moment my attention shifted.

Had QVI Markets appeared without that connection, it would still have warranted investigation. But seeing someone who described herself as a victim become one of the platform’s most visible public promoters raised an obvious question: why were people who had only recently escaped one high-risk opportunity now being encouraged to consider another?

I’m not suggesting that everyone promoting QVI Markets has bad intentions.

Some may genuinely believe they’ve found a better opportunity.

Others may sincerely think they’ve developed a strategy that reduces the risks by joining early and withdrawing quickly.

Unfortunately, that’s exactly the kind of thinking I’ve heard before.

I’ve watched promoters of BG Wealth Sharing, PO Wealth Sharing, and numerous other schemes explain why their platform was different, why their timing was better, or why their strategy would avoid the mistakes that caused previous opportunities to fail.

History has a habit of repeating itself.

That’s why I don’t judge an investment opportunity by the enthusiasm of its promoters or the professionalism of its marketing. I judge it by evidence, transparency, accountability, and verifiable facts.

Whether QVI Markets ultimately proves to be a legitimate business or follows the path of countless investment platforms before it remains to be seen. What can already be established, however, is that prospective investors are being asked to trust a platform while fundamental questions about its ownership, transparency, and accountability remain unanswered.

Until those questions are answered with independently verifiable evidence, they deserve far more attention than the promotional promises being used to market the opportunity.

Where The Investigation Goes From Here

This investigation is far from over.

Since I first began looking into QVI Markets, the amount of evidence has continued to grow. What started with a few promotional videos has expanded into livestreams, social media posts, company records, cryptocurrency wallet analysis, website infrastructure, and direct correspondence with one of the platform’s most visible promoters.

I’ve also examined the technical side of the operation.

Both qvimarkets.com and qviintelligence.com were registered on the same day, use the same registrar, resolve to the same IP address, and appear to share the same underlying infrastructure. While that doesn’t identify the people behind the platform, it strongly suggests the two websites are operated by the same organisation rather than being unrelated services.

The blockchain investigation is also continuing.

By tracing the cryptocurrency wallet promoted in QVI marketing material, I’ve already identified a pattern of funds moving through a pass-through wallet before being forwarded to another address. That doesn’t prove those funds came from investor deposits, nor does it prove they came from trading activity. What it does provide is another trail of evidence that can be independently followed and verified.

There are also several individuals connected to this investigation whose roles deserve much closer examination. As more evidence becomes available, I’ll continue documenting who is promoting QVI Markets, how they’re promoting it, what claims are being made, and whether those claims can be independently verified.

I’ve learned over the years that these investigations rarely end with the first article.

Quite often, that’s where they begin.

If you’ve found this investigation because someone has invited you to join QVI Markets, I’d encourage you to do your own due diligence. Don’t rely solely on promotional presentations or success stories. Ask difficult questions, verify the answers independently, and never feel pressured to invest before you’re completely satisfied you understand who you’re dealing with, where your money is going, and how the business actually works.

I’ll continue following the evidence wherever it leads, and as new information emerges, this investigation will be updated accordingly.

Disclaimer: How This Investigation Was Conducted

This investigation relies entirely on OSINT — Open Source Intelligence — meaning every claim made here is based on publicly available records, archived web pages, corporate filings, domain data, social media activity, and open blockchain transactions. No private data, hacking, or unlawful access methods were used. OSINT is a powerful and ethical tool for exposing scams without violating privacy laws or overstepping legal boundaries.

About the Author

I’m DANNY DE HEK, a New Zealand–based YouTuber, investigative journalist, and OSINT researcher. I name and shame individuals promoting or marketing fraudulent schemes through my YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Every video I produce exposes the people behind scams, Ponzi schemes, and MLM frauds — holding them accountable in public.

My PODCAST is an extension of that work. It’s distributed across 18 major platforms — including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, and iHeartRadio — so when scammers try to hide, my content follows them everywhere. If you prefer listening to my investigations instead of watching, you’ll find them on every major podcast service.

You can BOOK ME for private consultations or SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, where I share first-hand experience from years of exposing large-scale fraud and helping victims recover.

“Stop losing your future to financial parasites. Subscribe. Expose. Protect.”

My work exposing crypto fraud has been featured in: