There are plenty of real monsters in this world, ones that don't lurk in the shadows,

but stand right there in front of us, often proudly, and that makes them even scarier.

The at-will media team behind RunFool just launched a new podcast called Easy Money,

The Charles Ponzi Story, featuring actor and comedian Sebastian Manascalco.

It's the true story of a man whose name

is forever tied to one of the biggest financial crimes there is, the Ponzi scheme. In just nine

short months, he stole the equivalent of a quarter billion dollars from the very people who believed

in him, etching his name into history in the process. Follow and listen to Easy Money,

the Charles Ponzi story on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen now.

You want to know the easiest way to make a million dollars?

I'll give you a hint.

It isn't ransom or armed robbery. I'm talking a simpler

way, a cleaner way. No guns, no brute force. All it takes is a trustworthy smile and an

understanding of one simple truth. There's nothing people crave more than easy money.

In 1920, a broke immigrant became one of the richest, most famous men in America.

In just nine months, he stole the equivalent of a quarter billion dollars, changed American finance forever,

and made sure the world would never forget his name.

More than 100 victims are tied up in this 39 million dollar Ponzi scheme.

The judge called it one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history.

This banking empire was nothing more than a massive Ponzi scheme.

That name was Charles Ponzi a massive Ponzi scheme.

That name was Charles Ponzi.

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