Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
fraudulent investment scheme
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gptkbp:characterizedBy |
promise of high returns with little risk
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gptkbp:detects |
regulatory investigations
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gptkbp:firstBecameFamousIn |
1920
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ponzi schemes
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gptkbp:involves |
paying returns to earlier investors with funds from new investors
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gptkbp:legalIn |
most countries
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gptkbp:mayInclude |
gptkb:cryptocurrency
real estate stocks commodities |
gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Charles_Ponzi
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gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Bernard_Madoff_investment_scandal
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gptkbp:oftenAdvertisedAs |
investment opportunities
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gptkbp:oftenCollapseWhen |
new investments slow down
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gptkbp:prohibits |
securities laws
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gptkbp:regulates |
financial authorities
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
pyramid schemes
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gptkbp:result |
financial losses for investors
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gptkbp:victim |
individual investors
institutions |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Operation_Broken_Trust
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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