Real Talk with Mary Contrary and Starfish

Real Talk with Mary Contrary and Starfish


#33. Aleya Siyaj - COVID Testing Scammer

March 16, 2022

This is the story of Aleya Siyaj, a COVID testing scammer who set up more than 300 fake pop-up COVID-testing centers and cashed in millions.


Who is Aleya Siyaj?


Aleya Siyaj, 29, and her husband Akbar Ali Syed, 35, of St. Charles, Illinois, are longtime entrepreneurs. The couple has previously launched several business ventures. In 2013, Syed started a wedding photography business. Siyaj has reportedly launched at least six businesses. Siyaj owned the O's Donuts & Cafe, which launched in 2017 and closed in November 2020, according to USA Today. On LinkedIn, Sijaj is listed as the owner of Axe Range, an axe-throwing lounge. She and her husband opened the axe-throwing lounge in 2019. They opened a second site in Schaumburg in the summer of 2020. However, they closed the business in 2020, according to a report in the Daily Herald newspaper. Also, Siyaj reportedly recently established Aenaz, Lom Investments and Testing Solutions.


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