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Recent Examples of Ponzi scheme
Bernie Madoff Bernie Madoff, infamous for the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, lost a personal net worth estimated at $823-$826 million before his 2008 downfall.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The eight-part series, which will premiere on June 23, traces the rise and fall of the man who gave the Ponzi scheme its name.
—Peter White, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
In fact one of the officials of the radical John Birch Society made the exact same claim charging Social Security was a Ponzi scheme in the 1950s.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme?
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The eight-part series, which will premiere on June 23, traces the rise and fall of the man who gave the Ponzi scheme its name.
—Peter White, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
In fact one of the officials of the radical John Birch Society made the exact same claim charging Social Security was a Ponzi scheme in the 1950s.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme?
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Ponzi scheme
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Ponzi scheme
pyramid scheme
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After regulators investigated the business for allegedly being a pyramid scheme, Raniere didn't admit wrongdoing but settled for $40,000.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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By the way, the first rule in my pyramid scheme would be to not create a manual.—
Dwyer Murphy
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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“Ponzi scheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Ponzi%20scheme. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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