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The history of the Ponzi scheme, and the story of Charles Ponzi, the financial fraudster who became rich and infamous with his Ponzi scam that claimed people could get rich quick thanks to the arbitrage of IRCs. Ponzi promised very high returns to investors and soon millions of dollars were being invested by those looking to get rich as fast as possible. Imagine doubling your money with an investment in 90 days, and making money with no work. Well, it sounds too good to be true, because it was...

But there was a time when the financial world marvelled at the financial genius of Charles Ponzi, the man who was in charge of one of the most successful business investments in America. He had millions of dollars at his disposal and crowds of people lining up literally begging him to take their money. Little did everyone know that Ponzi’s business was built on nothing but lies. The whole thing was an outrageous scam, one which turned Ponzi into a very rich man, but ruined the lives of thousands of innocent people. Ponzi’s deception was so shocking and infamous that even now, a hundred years later, the scam still shares his name - the Ponzi scheme.

This video is the untold truth of the man behind the scam, Charles Ponzi - and how to make millions of dollars with nothing but lies. This is part of MagnatesMedia's series on financial fraudsters and get rich quick schemes - check out my video on Jho Low: The man who robbed an entire country for the first episode! #money #rich #scam #documentary #ponzi #finance #business #wealth #getrichquick #makemoney

00:00 Intro to The Ponzi Story
00:48 Chapter 1: Living Beyond His Means
02:24 Chapter 2: A Wake-up Call
05:17 Chapter 3: Back in America
10:06 Chapter 4: The Ponzi Scheme
14:13 Chapter 5: Highs and Lows
17:55 Chapter 6: The Dream Is Over

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