Before SCAMANDA there was PONZI
True Crime Cases with Lanie
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🗓️ 1 July 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Discover the world of Ponzi schemes, from popular documentaries on Netflix and YouTube to their references in pop culture like Downton Abbey. Join us as we delve into the captivating history of these fraudulent schemes and their impact.
Content warnings: scams & fraud.
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Credits:
Written and produced by Jesse Hawke.
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| 1:14.5 | You've probably heard of a Ponzi scheme before, right? |
| 1:18.5 | Even if you haven't heard the exact phrase, it's bound to have crossed your path somehow. |
| 1:24.5 | Netflix and YouTube are absolutely teaming with documentaries on the topic, and some schemes have even made it to the big screen. |
| 1:32.5 | It was even mentioned in passing in the massively popular British historical drama down Abby for what it's worth. |
| 1:39.5 | A Ponzi scheme is a scam, a con, a way to swindle money out of people to line your own pockets. |
| 1:45.5 | And although it didn't receive its current name until the 1920s, it's a method of elicit money making so old that it features in several books by Charles Dickens. |
| 1:55.5 | But what exactly is a Ponzi scheme? |
| 1:58.5 | The easiest way to explain that might be just to look into its namesake, one Charles Ponzi, or to give his full name, |
| 2:07.5 | Carlo Pietro Giovanni Gugliamo Tabaldo Ponzi. |
| 2:11.5 | But first, let's look into probably the most infamous Ponzi scheme carried out in recent years. |
| 2:18.5 | You might not have heard of Charles Ponzi, but I bet you've heard of Bernie Madoff, |
| 2:24.5 | OK, on to the show. |
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