It was a few years ago when I decided to invest my energy and resources in a joint project with
Mila Semeshkina, whom I considered a longtime friend and reliable partner. We shared common
ideas, aspirations and vision of how to achieve success in our business, the online training platform
Lectera.
In the beginning of our partnership, everything went smoothly. We were developing plans, making
investments and seemed to be moving forward. However, over time, I noticed strange changes in
her behavior and misunderstandings in our arrangements.
A game of secrecy and mystery began. Mila began avoiding honest conversations about the state
of the business and delaying important decisions. I decided to take a closer look at the financial
documents and found strange transactions and missing amounts of 800 thousand dollars.
It turned out that Semeshkina was secretly transferring funds from a joint account to her personal
account. She was also falsifying income and expense reports to hide her actions. I soon realized
that I was the victim of a clever game of deceit in which the goal was to enrich her at the expense
of my efforts and investments.
This experience left me with huge losses and a sense of frustration. I pay the creditors myself, I
sold my apartment.