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NPR revisits Charles Ponzi's famous scheme alongside a new scam
Original: Charles Ponzi's scheme (plus a new scam) https://www.npr.org/2026/10/07/nx-s1-5992800/charles-ponzis-scheme-plus-a-new-s
NPR's Planet Money has published a piece looking back at Charles Ponzi's fraudulent investment scheme and pairing it with a new scam, examining how old financial cons resurface in modern forms. Listeners are sharing the item in finance and economics circles, using it to discuss how Ponzi-style schemes continue to catch out investors despite the century-old warning from history.
Why now: People are discussing it because Ponzi schemes and modern scam variants are a recurring concern in personal finance and economic news.
Evidence
- Charles Ponzi's scheme (plus a new scam) https://www.npr.org/2026/10/07/nx-s1-5992800/charles-ponzis-scheme-plus-a-new-scam # Finance # Scam # Economy · npr_planet_money@robot.villas · 4
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