Ponzi and pyramid schemes are both forms of financial fraud that share many characteristics. However, there are distinct differences in how they operate.

Nigeria's SEC seeks police support to intensify its clampdown on Ponzi schemes, crypto scams, and other investment fraud to ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally engaged the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in a coordinated national ...

A Charlotte man was sentenced to prison for stealing $6M from friends, family, fellow church members, and veterans in a ponzi ...

Ponzi schemes and affinity fraud frequently overlap because both exploit trust and social interactions to operate effectively. A Ponzi scheme relies on a continuous stream of new investors to pay ...

The couple, LaShonda and Marlon Moore of Frisco, were each convicted of five counts of wire fraud, three money laundering and ...

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An Indianapolis broker is being charged with securities fraud by the SEC in relation to a now-defunct business, Drive Planning LLC, and an alleged $300 million Ponzi scheme. Gerardo “Gerry” Linarducci ...

We’ve all heard the stories of people becoming multimillionaires through investing in cryptocurrency. When you hear these tales of people who – just a decade ago! – put a little money into a new ...

That wasn’t much of a jail break. A convicted New Jersey Ponzi schemer who was sprung from prison after a pardon from President Trump during his first term is headed back to the slammer for running ...

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Investopedia explains pyramid schemes, how they work, their different forms, and how people can avoid these fraudulent money ...