A Ponzi scheme is an illegal business that pays off investors or creditors with money from other investors or creditors. It isn’t a legitimate business or it’s much smaller than what it claims to be. Once new investors or loan sources can’t be found, the scheme...
If you’re offered solid returns on an investment that carries little or no risk you may want to pass. It may be a Ponzi scheme. A Ponzi scheme is a fraud dressed up as an investment. There is no real investment of funds, instead returns for earlier investors are paid...