Ponzi scheme

/ (ˈpɒnzɪ) /


noun
  1. a fraudulent investment operation that pays quick returns to initial contributors using money from subsequent contributors rather than profit

Origin of Ponzi scheme

1
After Charles Ponzi, who famously perpetrated such a scheme in the United States of America in the early 20th century

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