investment swindle

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• Drop swindle — The drop swindle was a confidence trick commonly used during the 19th and 20th centuries. Employing a variety of techniques the con usually consists of the dropper , who purposely drops a wallet containing counterfeit money near a potential… …   Wikipedia

• Ponzi scheme — Pon·zi scheme / pän zē ˌskēm/ n [Charles A. Ponzi (ca. 1882–1949), Italian born American swindler]: an investment swindle in which early investors are paid with sums obtained from later ones in order to create the illusion of profitability… …   Law dictionary

• Ponzi scheme — noun Etymology: Charles Ponzi died 1949 American (Italian born) swindler Date: 1973 an investment swindle in which some early investors are paid off with money put up by later ones in order to encourage more and bigger risks …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Ponzischeme — Pon·zi scheme (pŏnʹzē) n. An investment swindle in which high profits are promised from fictitious sources and early investors are paid off with funds raised from later ones.   [After CharlesPonzi (1882? 1949), Italian born speculator who… …   Universalium

• ponzi scheme — noun also ponzi ˈpänzē Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: after Charles A. Ponzi died 1949 American (Italian born) swindler : an investment swindle in which some early investors are paid off with the money put up by later ones in order to… …   Useful english dictionary

• Internet fraud — refers to the use of Internet services to present fraudulent solicitations to prospective victims, to conduct fraudulent transactions, or to transmit the proceeds of fraud to financial institutions or to others connected with the scheme. Internet …   Wikipedia

• List of confidence tricks — This list of confidence tricks and scams should not be considered complete, but covers the most common examples. Confidence tricks and scams are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type.… …   Wikipedia

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• Office of International Treasury Control — The Office of International Treasury Control (OITC) is a seemingly elaborate fraudulent organization which claims to be associated with the United Nations and the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States. It has attempted to deceive …   Wikipedia

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