Armands Murnieks continues to solicit funds from victims of the collapsed EvoRich scheme through a new venture called Coinset. The operation repackages defunct NFT projects and crypto scams, targeting individuals previously defrauded by EvoRich founder Andrey Khovratov. Khovratov, arrested in Russia in April 2022 on criminal fraud charges, is currently in pre-trial detention. Murnieks dismisses Khovratov's legal troubles as "force majeure," a legal term for unavoidable events.
Murnieks, a former high-earner in Skyway Capital since 2014, rose to prominence within EvoRich. Following Khovratov's arrest, Murnieks and associates launched a series of "reload scams," attempting to redirect defrauded investors into new ventures. These included Bobcoin in May 2022, FNT in September 2022, and Dragon Man NFTs in the same month. The remnants of these failed projects now appear consolidated under the Coinset umbrella.
Coinset operates from the domain coinset.info, registered privately on November 17th, 2022. The website itself is not fully functional, with the affiliate login hidden on a separate subdomain. Currently, Coinset appears to exclusively target former EvoRich investors. The platform combines existing baggage from EvoRich with the failed promises of the subsequent reload scams, while also introducing new investment opportunities.
The Dragon Man NFT scam, initially promoted a year prior, reportedly began distributing NFTs at the end of May 2023. This timing coincides with Coinset's launch of a "market hub" and "product hub." Coinset’s primary revenue stream comes from seven tiers of NFT memberships, priced between $50 and $15,000. Only the lower tiers—Basic ($50), Professional ($500), and Bronze VIP ($2000)—are currently available. This limited release suggests hesitation to commit fully, possibly due to uncertainty about the NFTs' market reception or a lack of defined benefits for higher tiers.
The vague descriptions for the higher NFT tiers highlight the scheme's lack of substance. The Bronze VIP tier promises "additional promotions and privileges" and the ability to run personal schemes. The "Market Hub" offers unspecified "privileges." The "Knowledge Hub" allows affiliates to sell products and courses to each other, with a "rank qualification safety net." Critically, it also provides the ability to create and sell NFTs to other Coinset affiliates, creating an internal, self-sustaining market for worthless digital assets.
Mila Serdjukova, another central figure in Coinset, is linked to Valentin Sokolonikov, EvoRich's former Head of Consumer Control and Analysis and CEO of Global Unit Pay. Sokolonikov is also the father of Serdjukova's child. Past reports indicate that Bobcoin has been abandoned as an EvoRich reload scam, and FNT’s website is defunct. Dragon Man NFTs remain tied to a stalled film production, a project that has been in limbo for three years, with the scam involving the sale of NFT investment positions linked to the unreleased movie.