Mr. Ponzi and His Scheme

In Search of History

S03E23
June 11, 1998 42 min

Overview

Charles Ponzi didn’t just invent a scam; he turned a humble postage coupon into a $15 million empire—and then a prison cell. In 1920, the "Ponzi Scheme" became the blueprint for financial fraud still used today.

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