In a Ponzi scheme, a con artist offers investments that promise very high returns with little or no risk to an investor. The … See more

According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), many Ponzi schemes share characteristics that should be "red flags" for investors.
• High investment returns with little or no risk. Every … See more

Typically, Ponzi schemes require an initial investment and promise above-average returns. They use vague verbal guises such as "hedge futures trading", "high-yield investment programs", or "offshore investment" … See more

Theoretically, it is possible for certain Ponzi schemes to ultimately "succeed" financially, at least so long as a Ponzi scheme was not what the promoters were initially intending to operate. For example, a failing hedge fund reporti… See more

A pyramid scheme is a form of fraud similar in some ways to a Ponzi scheme, relying as it does on a mistaken belief in a nonexistent financial reality, including the hope of an extremely high rate of return. However, several cha… See more

The term "ponzi finance" generally designates non-sustainable patterns of finance, such as borrowers who can only meet their debt commitment if they continuously obtain new sources of financing, o… See more

• List of Ponzi schemes
• Black Friday (1869), also referred to as the Gold Panic of 1869
• Bucket shop (stock market)
• Chain letter… See more