Poyais scheme

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf financial fraud
gptkbp:associated_with false promises
gptkbp:benefits land and wealth
gptkbp:consequences legal actions
gptkbp:criticism exploitation of investors
gptkbp:cultural_impact art and media
gptkbp:culturalHeritage literature
films and books
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:educational_programs case studies
gptkbp:enrollment wealthy individuals
upper class
working class
middle class
gptkbp:environmental_impact bankruptcies
financial ruin
gptkbp:events brochures
gptkbp:financials bonds
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Central_America
gptkbp:governs investigation
gptkbp:historical_analysis economic history
fraudulent_schemes
gptkbp:historical_significance fraud prevention
example of a Ponzi scheme
investment fraud.
gptkbp:historicalContext economic exploitation
19th century colonialism
gptkbp:historicalPeriod due diligence
gptkbp:historicalRecords financial crises
gptkbp:historicalSignificance newspapers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poyais scheme
gptkbp:influenced romanticism
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Gregory_John_M._Poyais
gptkbp:investmentFocus risk-takers
wealth accumulation
outrage
irrationality
speculation
panic
adventure seeking
naive investors
gptkbp:is_involved_in speculators
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:Gregory_Poyais
gptkbp:legacy cautionary tale
gptkbp:location gptkb:Honduras
gptkbp:losses significant
gptkbp:media_coverage sensationalism
gptkbp:notable_event mass emigration
gptkbp:notableFeature financial literacy
fraud laws
gptkbp:outcome disillusionment
loss of investments
gptkbp:politicalPosition migration trends
gptkbp:public_perception fraudulent
gptkbp:related_to colonization efforts
other land scams
gptkbp:relatedEvent land rushes
gptkbp:resultedIn deception
gptkbp:revenue gptkb:Ponzi_schemes
speculative bubbles
gptkbp:target_audience European_investors
gptkbp:type land speculation
gptkbp:year 1820s