Eli Dangerfield, influencer and e-commerce trainer, claims he was bashed, robbed on Gold Coast
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Flashy young influencer claims he was stripped naked, tied to a chair, beaten and his luxury car stolen in a ‘targeted’ attack
- E-commerce entrepreneur claims he was attacked outside his home
- Reports say 24-year-old Eli Dangerfield was kidnapped, beaten and sexually assaulted
- Police confirm call to an apartment in Southport Wednesday night
A young self-proclaimed e-commerce millionaire claims to have been robbed, beaten, stripped, and sexually assaulted in a kidnapping at gunpoint.
Eli Dangerfield, 24, a businessman who flaunts a luxury lifestyle on Instagram, told police he was mugged outside his Southport apartment on the Gold Coast on Wednesday night.
He claimed that a hood had been put over his head and a gun pointed at him before he was beaten and then stripped naked, tied to a chair and ordered to masturbate.
A young self-proclaimed e-commerce millionaire claims to have been robbed, beaten, stripped and sexually assaulted in a savage kidnapping at gunpoint
Eli Dangerfield, 24, a businessman who flaunts a luxury lifestyle on Instagram, told police he was mugged outside his Southport apartment on the Gold Coast.
It is understood that the bizarre incident may be a “targeted attack” related to an Adelaide court case involving e-commerce identities, the mail informed.
Following the alleged assault, Mr. Dangerfield was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital for treatment of injuries to his face and legs.
Mr. Dangerfield also claimed that an associate was allegedly thrown into Dangerfield’s Mercedes Benz C63S AMG and taken to Brisbane, where he was dropped off.
In a new statement to Daily Mail Australia on Thursday, Queensland Police confirmed they were called to a Gold Coast flat, but did not provide further details.
Mr Dangerfield, who claims students in his online business courses have earned $48 million, began his millionaire journey by selling luxury watches online while in high school in Adelaide.
“Police were called to an address on Como Street, Southport, last night and began investigations into an assault,” the statement said.
“For operational reasons, we are unable to comment further at this time.”
Mr Dangerfield, who claims students in his online business courses have earned $48 million, began his millionaire journey selling luxury watches online while in high school in Adelaide.
At 21 he claimed to be earning more than $300,000 a month.
“Years later I made millions and I’m proud to have helped thousands of people,” he said in 2021.
She now lives on the Gold Coast and divides her time between running several online businesses and actively promoting her online eCommerce course, called her ‘Six Figure Brand Accelerator’.
Her marketing includes showcasing a flashy lifestyle on Instagram to her 302,000 followers, which includes riding in performance cars, wearing jewelry, glamorous vacation photos and even a flight in what appears to be a private jet.
Mr. Dangerfield, 24, lives on the Gold Coast and divides his time between running various online businesses and actively improving his online e-commerce course.
As of Thursday, Mr Dangerfield had removed all recent posts from his Instagram page and had a note saying he was “offline”.
Mr Dangerfield told Daily Mail Australia that he knew from the age of 14 that he was “different” and wanted to get “rich”.
“I didn’t want to work a nine to five job that I didn’t like for the rest of my life,” he said in 2020.
“I wanted to be rich and successful, and live the laptop lifestyle that I saw others live.”
Daily Mail Australia approached Mr Dangerfield in relation to the assault and kidnapping claims.