Articles related to "Charles Ponzi"

Charles Ponzi has been made famous due to Bernard Madoff's similiar investment scam, but who was he and how did he come up with such an idea?

Charles Ponzi, an Italian immigrant to the United States with a shady past, bilked thousands of New Englanders out of millions of dollars.

Charles Ponzi rose to prominence as a high-flying swindler in 1920. The scheme he developed, which defrauded 40,000 investors of $15 million, survived him.

How the Ponzi Scheme got its name - a short version of Charles Ponzi's story.

This Italian immigrant used a long running get rich quick scam to make millions of dollars.

Ponzi schemes have been around for many years, but despite the warning signs scam artists are finding ways to conduct them more openly than ever.

Frank Abagnale, Jr, Gregor MacGregor, and Frank Trudeau are different men from different times, but their cons all share a common thread.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times: financial Journalism in the U.S. misses its chance at history, but who, or what, is to blame?

Many people fall victim to illegal or risky money making schemes which result in being unprofitable for the investor.

For at least a century, people have been falling prey to the seductive returns of this phantom investment.