Ponzi & Pyramid Schemes

Fraudulent investment operations promising outsize returns to new victims.

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townhall.com > news > scott-mcclallen > 09/23/2026 > georgia-man-sentenced-for-170000-covid-loan-fraud-scheme-n2683475

Georgia Man Sentenced for $170,000 COVID Loan Fraud Scheme

6+ hour, 13+ min ago   (635+ words) A Georgia man has been sentenced to six months of home confinement in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $170,000 in COVID-19 disaster relief loans for a trucking company that had ceased operating years earlier Georgia Man Sentenced…...


patch.com > illinois > across-il > chandlerville-farmer-sentenced-prison-multimillion-dollar-bank-fraud-scheme

IL Farmer Sentenced To Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Bank Fraud Scheme: Authorities

2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (268+ words) A downstate farmer has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for a multimillion-dollar bank fraud scheme, authorities said. Travis L. Murphy, 55, of Chandlerville, was sentenced to 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release for bank fraud,…...


moneycontrol.com > news > trends > x-user-raises-rs-1-5-lakh-claiming-it-was-for-sister-s-eye-surgery-hospital-later-says-prescription-was-fake-14036147.html

X user raises Rs 1.5 lakh claiming it was for sister’s eye surgery. Hospital later says prescription was fake

21+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1049+ words) What began as an appeal for help with a child’s eye surgery turned into a major controversy on X after a user identifying himself as Jay Singh Rathore claimed to have raised more than Rs 1.5 lakh in donations before facing…...


yen.com.gh > world > 312470-popular-buisnessman-sentenced-48-months-27m-investment-fraud

Popular businessman sentenced to 4 years in US over $2 million fraud

7+ hour, 2+ min ago   (507+ words) A Nigerian national who built a fraudulent persona as a successful real estate entrepreneur has been handed a four-year federal prison sentence after swindling more than $2.7 million from dozens of victims across the United States and abroad. First Assistant United…...


uk.finance.yahoo.com > news > investment-fraud-victims-losing-more-114129133.html

Investment fraud victims ‘losing more than £25,000 on average’

15+ hour, 33+ min ago   (403+ words) A campaign to highlight the warning signs of investment fraud, which can see people lose "life-changing" sums of money, has been launched by the National Crime Agency (NCA). Criminals promote fake companies and investment schemes on websites and across social…...


hyderabadmail.com > hyderabad-epsilon-wallet-scam-rs-98-lakh-real-estate-businessman

Hyderabad Real estate businessman loses around one crore in Epsilon wallet scam

15+ hour, 37+ min ago   (278+ words) HYDERABAD: A 45-year-old real estate businessman claims he fell victim to a Rs 98 lakh scam after being lured into investing in an Epsilon or EPS wallet scheme that promised returns ten times the invested amount, with the accused allegedly avoiding…...


news24.com > southafrica > crime-and-courts > middelburg-company-gets-back-r2155m-stolen-in-cybercrime-scam-20260923-0812

Middelburg company gets back R21.55m stolen in cybercrime scam

9+ hour, 25+ min ago   (82+ words) news24.com Middelburg company gets back R21.55m stolen in cybercrime scam - Tension flares in the DA as Gauteng leaders meet March and March on the quiet - Ramaphosa replied to Trump, SA negotiators say in response to Bozell’s barrage - ‘Plans to escape jail,…...


thebridgechronicle.com > pune > pune-police-4427-crore-overseas-remittance-racket-two-cas-agn97

Pune Police Probe ₹4,427-Crore Overseas Remittance Racket Involving Two CAs

19+ hour, 53+ min ago   (320+ words) Pune, 23rd September 2026: Police have registered a case against two chartered accountants and others in connection with alleged irregularities in overseas remittances worth ₹4,427.92 crore between the financial years 2022-23 and 2025-26. The investigation involves transactions linked to three firms that police suspect may…...


timesofindia.indiatimes.com > city > nagpur > sr-scientist-duped-of-rs2-8-crore-by-cyber-crooks > articleshow > 134419477.cms

Sr scientist duped of Rs2.8 crore by cyber crooks | Nagpur News

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (217+ words) Sr scientist duped of Rs2.8 crore by cyber crooks The Times of India Nagpur: A 40-year-old senior scientist at a central research institute was cheated of around Rs2.8 crore after he fell for a fake share-trading advertisement on social media and joined…...