The Story of OG Scammer Charles Ponzi
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Charles Ponzi promised investors 50% returns in 45 days through a business that did not exist. This short history explains how he used money from new investors to pay earlier backers, lost $20 million in 1920, and gave the Ponzi scheme its name. It also follows the Boston Post investigation that led to 86 counts of mail fraud.