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10 financial scams that shook India: A dive into deception

From Ponzi schemes to bank frauds, the Indian government and investors have fallen victim to many f…

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Jamie Dimon calls bitcoin a 'fraud' and a 'Ponzi scheme' and says the crypto is hopeless as a currency

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon just launched another scathing attack on the biggest crypto and said bitco…

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Founder of now-defunct BitConnect has been indicted for a $2.4 billion crypto Ponzi scheme.

BitConnect has since ceased trading and its founder, Satish Kumbhani, has been charged with a litan…

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Indian founder on the run in global $2.4 billion crypto ponzi scheme

A federal grand jury in San Diego last week indicted Kumbhani with orchestrating a global Ponzi …

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A former Karnataka minister accused of a Ponzi scam may see his assets frozen soon

The state government submitted its report on Wednesday. After this rap, the state governm…

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Here's how an accused crypto fraudster known as the 'CryptoQueen' allegedly started a $4 billion Ponzi scheme and went on the run with 230,000 bitcoin

Ruja Ignatova, the cofounder of the now-defunct OneCoin, is wanted by the FBI for allegedly running…

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The SEC busted a mother-son crypto Ponzi scheme that lured investors with an AI 'supercomputer' that promised 30% returns

Since May 2018, Joy Kovar, 86, and her son Brent Kovar, 54, raised more than $12 million from at le…

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It’s official: Silicon Valley’s entire business model is a scam

New research reveals that the tech industry uses predatory pricing to crush competitors and bilk in…

Adam Rogers   


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10 countries that banned cryptos calling them threats, ponzi schemes & more

As per the Law Library of Congress, a global research directorate, eight jurisdictions had an absol…

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A crypto hedge fund manager was sentenced to over 7 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme

Stefan Qin, who lied about returns on his $90 million cryptocurrency fund and used money to fund hi…

Emily Graffeo   


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ED attaches Rs 10-cr assets in 'Islamic banking' Bengaluru ponzi scam

New Delhi, Dec 13 () Assets worth over Rs 10 crore of a Bengaluru-based firm have been attached und…

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'Dr Doom' economist Nouriel Roubini suggests FTX's rescue deal shows how crypto is a Ponzi scheme: 'Who will bail out Binance?'

Economics professor Nouriel Roubini pointed out FTX itself had been bailing out struggling companie…

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Mozilla cofounder accuses the internet browser company of partnering with 'planet-incinerating Ponzi gifters' by accepting crypto donations

Jamie Zawinski tweeted "f--- you and f--- this" at Mozilla's announcement about the donations, sayi…

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