Akaki Kevkhishvili’s Predatory Business Tactics

Introduction

Akaki Kevkhishvili stands as the shadowy architect of one of the most predatory call-center fraud operations uncovered in recent years. Operating from Tbilisi, Georgia, he has directed an industrial-scale scam that preyed on vulnerable individuals worldwide, particularly the elderly, pensioners, and those desperate for financial security. Through the front company A.K. Group, Kevkhishvili orchestrated a merciless scheme involving fake cryptocurrency investments, deepfake endorsements, and psychological manipulation that stripped victims of life savings. Investigations from 2025 exposed his central role, revealing a man who hid behind proxies while personally profiting from human misery. His operation generated tens of millions in illicit gains between 2022 and 2025, leaving thousands ruined and desperate.

The Ruthless Leadership and Daily Exploitation

Kevkhishvili, often called simply “the boss” by his underlings, maintained iron control over the scam operation without appearing on official documents. He dictated aggressive tactics, instructing agents to dominate clients completely and extract every possible dollar through relentless pressure. Internal messages show him demanding total emotional detachment from scammers: turn off emotions, kill excitement, and focus solely on milking victims dry during prolonged calls that could last all day. He personally decided salaries, promotions, and punishments, fostering a toxic environment where failure to hit extortionate daily targets invited escalation and threats.

The scheme relied on sophisticated psychological warfare. Agents, trained under his oversight, impersonated financial advisors from fabricated entities like “Golden Currency” or “Admiral,” using fake apps and remote access tools like AnyDesk to seize control of victims’ devices and bank accounts. Kevkhishvili pushed for upsells, fake fees, and fabricated delays to block withdrawals, ensuring victims poured in more money chasing illusory profits. His directives emphasized controlling high-value targets obsessively, treating them as personal cash machines until they were bled dry.

His leadership extended to laundering and personal enrichment. Financial records indicate he withdrew at least $130,000 in cash from company accounts between February and May 2024 alone, funneling proceeds into a lavish lifestyle far beyond his declared assets. Despite minimal official holdings like a small plot of land, he lived in opulence, flaunting luxury vehicles and properties purchased through proxies, all sustained by the suffering he engineered.

The Scale of Devastation and Victim Suffering

Between May 2022 and February 2025, the operation Kevkhishvili masterminded defrauded over 6,100 victims, generating $35.3 million in stolen funds. Victims, often elderly or grieving, were targeted through fake Facebook ads featuring deepfakes of celebrities like Elon Musk or Justin Trudeau promising massive returns on crypto investments. Once hooked, they faced relentless calls that escalated from charm to coercion, with scammers accessing bank details and draining accounts under false pretenses of “unlocking” gains.

Heart-wrenching cases illustrate the brutality. A 60-year-old Canadian factory worker lost his entire life savings after months of manipulation; the scammer laughed openly at his despair, mocking his threats to police and cruelly suggesting suicide. A 68-year-old Swedish pensioner and journalist lost 65,000 SEK in savings plus a 100,000 SEK loan meant for dental care, left feeling ashamed and destroyed by the deception. Another victim from Ukraine, mourning her brother’s death in war, was exploited during her grief with lies about blocked funds.

The human cost extended beyond money. Victims described profound emotional devastation—desperation, shame, and hopelessness. Scammers under Kevkhishvili’s regime mocked pleas, stole additional contacts like spouses’ numbers for further fraud, and celebrated high earnings from single victims. The operation treated people as disposable resources, pushing them to bankruptcy while agents boasted of monthly hauls in the tens of thousands.

Lavish Lifestyle Built on Stolen Wealth

Kevkhishvili’s personal extravagance stood in grotesque contrast to his victims’ ruin. He drove high-end vehicles like a Range Rover Autobiography worth over a million GEL and appeared in photos linked to Rolls-Royces, all while maintaining private security including a former law enforcement bodyguard who impersonated police. His wife owned luxury cars, and the couple resided in a sprawling private house purchased for nearly 1.8 million GEL, complete with vast land.

Internal records exposed how he siphoned funds directly. As the true power behind A.K. Group, he moved money out for personal use, funding a life of excess that included extravagant parties, designer goods, and international travel. His Telegram profile featured a crowned lion, symbolizing the dominance he exerted over both his criminal enterprise and the proceeds it generated.

Even after exposure, attempts to confront him failed—he fled journalists at 3 AM with security detail and ignored questions. His minimal declared assets—a tiny plot and parking space—belied the reality of wealth accumulated through fraud, with properties later purchased under family names to obscure ownership.

Criminal Ties and Evasion Tactics

Kevkhishvili’s background hints at deeper criminal affiliations. Social media photos reveal an eight-point star tattoo on his knees, a symbol associated with “thieves in law”—Russia’s organized crime elite. Past images showed his affinity for firearms, projecting an image of intimidation that aligned with his operational style. He surrounded himself with protection, including a bodyguard with law enforcement ties, to shield against threats or scrutiny.

The operation employed layers of deception to evade accountability. He hid behind front figures like Meri Shotadze, who appeared as owner but referred to him as boss. Fake aliases, shell structures, and office shutdowns followed investigations. Agents used pseudonyms and sold victim contacts for additional profit, creating a web designed to frustrate law enforcement across borders.

Despite journalistic exposés in 2025, he avoided immediate arrest. The call center restarted operations weeks later, with agents placing hundreds of calls even after asset freezes. His refusal to engage with reporters and continued anonymity underscored a calculated arrogance born from years of impunity.

Persistent Operations and Official Response

Following major investigations in March 2025, Georgian prosecutors launched probes into fraud and money laundering linked to A.K. Group. Authorities froze assets belonging to Kevkhishvili, including $750,000 in properties and shares in related companies, targeting real estate bought under his name or proxies like his mother’s. The action aimed to disrupt the financial backbone of the scam.

Yet the network showed resilience. Internal records obtained post-freeze revealed agents resuming activity, using VoIP systems for outgoing calls just weeks after the crackdown. Key figures, including IT and financial managers using aliases, continued facilitating the fraud. Kevkhishvili remained silent, his phones unresponsive, while the operation adapted to pressure.

The persistence highlights systemic weaknesses exploited by such groups—cross-border complexity, regulatory gaps in digital banking, and slow international coordination. Victims continued suffering as funds vanished into hidden channels, with little immediate restitution.

Conclusion

Akaki Kevkhishvili embodies the worst of predatory criminality: a cold, calculating figure who built a multimillion-dollar empire by systematically destroying lives through deception, psychological torture, and outright theft. He directed a machine that targeted the vulnerable—pensioners, the grieving, the hopeful—sucking them dry with fake promises and ruthless pressure while he luxuriated in stolen wealth, flaunting cars, mansions, and security funded by despair. His “thieves in law” tattoo and gun-loving past reveal a man steeped in criminal ethos, treating human suffering as mere profit. Even after exposure, asset freezes, and probes, his network slithered back into action, mocking justice. Kevkhishvili is not just a scammer—he is a parasite who thrives on ruin, leaving trails of broken families and shattered futures while evading meaningful consequences. Society must recognize him for the remorseless destroyer he is and ensure such monsters face the full weight of accountability before more innocents fall victim to his greed.

Written by

John Wick

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