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fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Why Smart People Fall for Fraudulent Schemes

Every year, thousands of intelligent and otherwise capable people fall victim to some form of exploitation or fraud. The fallout is devastating, both financially and psychologically.
Fundraising
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Brooklyn
fromBKReader
3 months ago

Brooklyn Financial Advisor Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $1.24M in Ponzi Scheme

A Brooklyn financial advisor was charged with stealing $1.24 million through fraudulent promissory notes offering high returns.
fromSFGATE
1 month ago
Silicon Valley real estate

NorCal man pleads guilty to Ponzi scheme after trying to evade FBI in submarine

Brooklyn
fromBKReader
3 months ago

Brooklyn Financial Advisor Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $1.24M in Ponzi Scheme

A Brooklyn financial advisor was charged with stealing $1.24 million through fraudulent promissory notes offering high returns.
fromSFGATE
1 month ago
Silicon Valley real estate

NorCal man pleads guilty to Ponzi scheme after trying to evade FBI in submarine

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fromwww.dailybreeze.com
4 weeks ago

California man indicted after allegedly stealing more than $4 million in investment scheme

Jon Patrick Kubler, 52, was charged with fraud in North Carolina for allegedly deceiving investors of over $4 million while posing as a licensed adviser.
SF real estate
SF parents
fromsfist.com
4 weeks ago

Day Around the Bay: Federal Court Says Trump's Tariffs Aren't Legal

Kenneth Mattson is released on $4 million bail amid opposition from victims of his Ponzi scheme.
Immigration advocates rally against ICE arrests of legal asylum seekers.
A federal court rules Trump's tariffs were unlawful under the invoked economic emergency law.
Elon Musk leaves White House advisory role expressing concerns over fiscal issues.
Silicon Valley real estate
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Wine Country Developer Arrested by Feds, Charged With Fraud and Money Laundering

Kenneth Mattson arrested for allegedly defrauding investors of $46 million in a Ponzi scheme involving fake real estate investments.
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US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Musk calls social security a Ponzi scheme'. The real con is what Trump's peddling

Elon Musk's comparison of social security to a Ponzi scheme is misleading; social security is an essential element of the American social safety net.
Social justice
fromPoynter
3 months ago

Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? The facts behind Elon Musk's claim - Poynter

Musk controversially labeled Social Security a Ponzi scheme, sparking debate over its accuracy and implications for future funding.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Musk calls social security a Ponzi scheme'. The real con is what Trump's peddling

Elon Musk's comparison of social security to a Ponzi scheme is misleading; social security is an essential element of the American social safety net.
Social justice
fromPoynter
3 months ago

Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? The facts behind Elon Musk's claim - Poynter

Musk controversially labeled Social Security a Ponzi scheme, sparking debate over its accuracy and implications for future funding.
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London
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Investment firm London Capital & Finance was Ponzi scheme, court rules

LCF operated as a Ponzi scheme, misleading investors and causing significant financial losses, as ruled by a London judge.
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