Anatomy of a Ponzi

Colleen Cross

Ponzi Schemes Ruin Dreams... Most of the all-time 10 biggest Ponzi schemes collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis and an even bigger Ponzi scheme is about to implode soon. Today's frothy financial markets provide exactly the right conditions for...

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Opening Credits

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Epigraph

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Chapter 1 - The Makings of a Ponzi Scheme

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Chapter 2 - Portrait of a Fraudster

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Chapter 3 - Charles Ponzi: Not The First or The Last

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Chapter 4 - Nineteenth Century Swindlers: Ponzi Pioneers

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Chapter 5 - Ponzi Countdown: Ponzi #10 - Paul Burks

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Chapter 6 - Ponzi #9 - Marc Dreier

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Chapter 7 - Ponzi # 8 - Nevin Shapiro

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Chapter 8 - Ponzi #7 - Ioan Stoica - Charity Begins at Home

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Chapter 9 - Ponzi #6 - A Royal Ruse - Damara Bertges

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Chapter 10 - Ponzi #5 - Scott Rothstein

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Chapter 11 - Ponzi #4 - Tom Petters

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Chapter 12 - Ponzi #3 - Allen Stanford

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Chapter 13 - Ponzi #2 - MMM

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Chapter 14 - Ponzi #1 - Bernard Madoff Hedge Your Bets

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Chapter 15 - Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes

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Chapter 16 - Fleeced in Florida

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Chapter 17 - Ponzi Spotting

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Chapter 18 - Fraud Detection

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Chapter 19 - Collateral Damage: The Victims

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Chapter 20 - The Next Big Ponzi: A Prediction

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Afterword: A 2018 Prediction Update

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Appendix: Useful Resources

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Closing Credits

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