List of Ponzi schemes

This is a list of Ponzi schemes, fraudulent investment operations that pay returns to separate investors from their own money or money paid by subsequent investors, rather than from any actual profit earned.

Historical examples

19th century

20th century

1910s

1920s

1930s

1980s

1990s

21st century

Other notable schemes

Other notable (but involving smaller amounts of money) Ponzi schemes include:

See also

References

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