Rathnakishore Giri was sentenced to nine years in prison for orchestrating a sophisticated cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. He falsely presented himself as an expert in Bitcoin derivatives, promising ...
A trailer into the story of Charles Ponzi, the infamous scammer. Learn about Ponzi schemes, their impact, and how they earned their infamous name. Just 6 NATO countries publicly back US attacks on ...
Everything is fine until the scheme runs out of new investors and the whole house of cards comes tumbling down. We still hear about Ponzi schemes, or pyramid schemes, as they are more frequently ...
he SEC has warned that aggressive marketing and promises of "guaranteed" high returns on social media are classic hallmarks of Ponzi schemes. Nigeria’s SEC warns Nigerians against unregistered online ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. Todd Burkhalter, the CEO of the Georgia-based financial advisory group Drive ...
If you stand in the middle of the every-busy Lagos Island market and scream, “double your money in 10 days,” at least 100 people will turn to look. You can blame the economy, desperation, or our ...
Every year, thousands of intelligent and otherwise capable people fall victim to some form of exploitation or fraud. The fallout is devastating, both financially and psychologically. Rates of ...