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Recent Examples of Ponzi scheme
But Elon Musk just called Social Security the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.
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Emily Chang, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Same house had four big deposits Buyers and attorneys on the case described Cox’s alleged juggling act as a real estate Ponzi scheme.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
That's a hell of a Ponzi scheme when for the last 80 years, Social Security has paid out every nickel owed to every eligible American.
—NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
With the Ponzi scheme charges resolved, law enforcement turned their attention to the death of Michael Cochran and exhumed the body.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Emily Chang, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Same house had four big deposits Buyers and attorneys on the case described Cox’s alleged juggling act as a real estate Ponzi scheme.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
That's a hell of a Ponzi scheme when for the last 80 years, Social Security has paid out every nickel owed to every eligible American.
—NBC News, 2 Mar. 2025
With the Ponzi scheme charges resolved, law enforcement turned their attention to the death of Michael Cochran and exhumed the body.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Ponzi scheme
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“Ponzi scheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Ponzi%20scheme. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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