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    Ponzi scheme
    /ˈpɒnzɪ skiːm/

    noun

    • 1. a form of fraud in which belief in the success of a non-existent enterprise is fostered by the payment of quick returns to the first investors from money invested by later investors: "a classic Ponzi scheme built on treachery and lies"

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  2. Jun 10, 2024 · What Is a Ponzi Scheme? A Ponzi scheme is an investment scam that pays early investors with money taken from later investors to create an illusion of big profits.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ponzi_schemePonzi scheme - Wikipedia

    A Ponzi scheme (/ ˈ p ɒ n z i /, Italian:) is a form of fraud that lures investors and pays profits to earlier investors with funds from more recent investors.

  4. Nov 24, 2023 · A Ponzi scheme is a deceptive investment scam that relies on attracting new investors to pay returns to earlier participants. The scheme's promise of high returns with little to no risk lures unsuspecting victims, and initial investors often receive returns to build investor confidence.

  5. May 10, 2024 · The meaning of PONZI SCHEME is an investment swindle in which some early investors are paid off with money put up by later ones in order to encourage more and bigger risks.

  6. May 6, 2024 · Ponzi Schemes. Ponzi schemes are based on fraudulent investment management services. They promise investors higher returns than traditional investments by paying returns to investors...

  7. A Ponzi scheme is an investment fraud that pays existing investors with funds collected from new investors. Ponzi scheme organizers often promise to invest your money and generate high returns with little or no risk. But in many Ponzi schemes, the fraudsters do not invest the money.

  8. Jun 1, 2024 · A Ponzi scheme is a type of pyramid scheme in which the operator, at the pyramid’s top, acquires a small group of investors that is initially provided with tremendous investment returns via funds secured from a second group of investors.

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