Charles Ponzi served prison time for his infamous 1920 Ponzi scheme. Afterward, he launched a Florida land scam, selling ...

Over a period of nine months, Ponzi went on to steal the modern equivalent of $250mn from thousands of investors, leading to his name becoming a byword for dodgy financial schemes. The most famous ...

"Do we really need another story of a scammer?" said Fiona Sturges in the Financial Times. We're "overloaded" with "tawdry ...

Learn about Ponzi Schemes. Find out its definition, how it works, examples, red flags, and protective measures against this ...

Every year, thousands of intelligent and otherwise capable people fall victim to some form of exploitation or fraud. The ...

"Do we really need another story of a scammer?" said Fiona Sturges in the Financial Times. We're "overloaded" with "tawdry ...

Often, there are no consequences since many investors are embarrassed by being “taken” and prefer to remain silent. Ponzi schemes can be very small involving just a few people or can go on for years ...

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Of particular interest is the death of one of Donald Studey’s wives, who allegedly died of suicide but whose manner of death ...

True-life comedy-drama starring Jim Broadbent as retired taxi driver Kempton Bunton who, in 1961, stood trial for the theft ...

In our polarized political system, even regulation of the multibillion-dollar crypto industry seems to be a tale of diametrically opposed approaches. As ever, however, the best way may lie in picking ...