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Ponzi scheme
/ ˈpɒnzɪ /
noun
- a fraudulent investment operation that pays quick returns to initial contributors using money from subsequent contributors rather than profit
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Ponzi scheme1
After Charles Ponzi , who famously perpetrated such a scheme in the United States of America in the early 20th century
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