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Recent Examples of pyramid scheme
So, like all pyramid schemes, the only people who make money are the people who come in early.
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Dwyer Murphy
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
Such enterprises invite non-salaried workers to sell goods and then also earn commissions by recruiting more salespeople; the Federal Trade Commission has over the years outlined subtle legal differences between MLMs and pyramid schemes.
—Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Among them, pyramid schemes, membership fee fakes, credit repair cons, dubious health offers, fictitious diploma schools and illegitimate gaming services.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Mia Love, Daughter of Haitian Immigrants, Will Be GOP's First Black Woman in Congress
Love served two terms in the House of Representatives and notably worked on bills focused on banking regulation, pyramid schemes and immigration.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Dwyer Murphy
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
Such enterprises invite non-salaried workers to sell goods and then also earn commissions by recruiting more salespeople; the Federal Trade Commission has over the years outlined subtle legal differences between MLMs and pyramid schemes.
—Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Among them, pyramid schemes, membership fee fakes, credit repair cons, dubious health offers, fictitious diploma schools and illegitimate gaming services.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Mia Love, Daughter of Haitian Immigrants, Will Be GOP's First Black Woman in Congress
Love served two terms in the House of Representatives and notably worked on bills focused on banking regulation, pyramid schemes and immigration.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyramid scheme
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Andrew Jacobus, 64, was jailed at the Federal Detention Center in Miami on charges of operating a Ponzi scheme, wire fraud and money laundering in suspicion of stealing over $94 million from investors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
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An investment advisor who lives in a Coconut Grove luxury high-rise condo was arrested Thursday on charges of operating a Ponzi scheme and swindling tens of millions of dollars from Venezuelan investors and two Catholic dioceses in the South American country, according to a federal indictment.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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Without clear policy guardrails, independent verification, and ethical use, carbon capture risks becoming a shell game, boosting ESG optics while emissions continue unchecked.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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This is a shell game — follow the ball as the three cups rotate.—
Alexander Ooms,
Denver Post,
27 May 2025
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“Pyramid scheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyramid%20scheme. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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