Multi-level marketing ventures, described by some as “legal pyramid schemes,” have poured roughly $2.5 million into politics ...

A Ponzi scheme is an investment scam that pays early investors with money taken from later investors to create an illusion of ...

A Ponzi scheme is a type of financial fraud in which the "success" of the entity is propped up by paying returns to initial investors from the money invested by subsequent investors. A pyramid scheme ...

A gripping new documentary miniseries is bringing attention to multilevel marketing platforms. "LuLaRich," available on Amazon Prime, chronicles the story of LuLaRoe, a clothing empire famous for its ...

Ponzi and pyramid schemes depend on new money and recruitment to survive. These schemes promise returns from new participants, not real economic activity. Bitcoin does not require recruitment or ...

Kenyans protest after being conned by pyramid schemes. After waiting for years, the High Court on Thursday dashed the hopes of victims of multi-billion shilling pyramid schemes to recover their money.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed suit against two purported crypto companies and their top promoters, a married couple, for allegedly operating two consecutive pyramid schemes that ...

Scammers want you to believe they're offering you a legitimate money-making opportunity. Seniors are seen as prime targets due to the potential that they have money saved for retirement. If an ...