Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
fraudulent investment operation
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Robbing_Peter_to_pay_Paul
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:fraud
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| gptkbp:characteristic |
pays returns to earlier investors using new investors' funds
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| gptkbp:commonPromise |
high returns with little risk
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| gptkbp:detects |
unsustainable returns
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| gptkbp:firstNotableCase |
gptkb:Charles_Ponzi_(1920)
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| gptkbp:illegal |
true
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| gptkbp:method |
no legitimate underlying business
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Charles_Ponzi
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| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Bernard_Madoff
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| gptkbp:regulates |
prohibited by law in most countries
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:pyramid_scheme
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| gptkbp:riskFactor |
collapse when new investments stop
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| gptkbp:victim |
investors
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lou_Pearlman
gptkb:Too_Good_to_Be_True:_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Bernie_Madoff |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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