Ponzi & Pyramid Schemes

Fraudulent investment operations promising outsize returns to new victims.

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dtnext.in > news > tamilnadu > eight-investors-arrested-for-threatening-fql-woman-agent-in-madurai

8 investors threaten FQL agent, arrested

14+ hour, 26+ min ago   (236+ words) MADURAI: Madurai rural police on Sunday (October 11) arrested eight persons from Sivaganga district for allegedly threatening a woman agent of the FQL investment firm and her son-in-law and demanding that they return their money. Police said some investors from Kilathari…...


hoodline.com > 2026 > 03 > black-brick-flip-fiasco-st-louis-red-door-rehabbers-hit-with-ponzi-suit

Black-Brick Flip Fiasco as St. Louis ‘Red Door’ Rehabbers Hit With Ponzi Suit

7+ hour, 27+ min ago   (423+ words) Investors allege Lighthouse Estates misused funds across dozens of St. Louis homes; a New York federal lawsuit and an unrelated federal arrest have followed. Explore Our Cities & Metro Areas (A-Z) Black-Brick Flip Fiasco as St. Louis ‘Red Door’ Rehabbers Hit…...


edition.mv > news > 54847

MMPRC scam carried out on Yameen’s instructions: Prosecution

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (543+ words) The Prosecutor General’s Office (PG) has accused former president Abdulla Yameen of directing the corruption linked to the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), as his trial over an alleged USD1 million bribe continued in the Criminal Court today. Yameen…...


dailymail.com > news > article-16/20/2085 > Conwoman-duped-brothers-76-000-inheritance-selling-fake-Rolexes-lying-terminal-cancer.html

Conwoman duped brothers out of their £76,000 inheritance by selling them fake Rolexes before lying that she had terminal cancer

11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (950+ words) A conwoman who swindled two brothers out of £76,000 by selling them fake Rolex watches and then lied about having terminal cancer has avoided jail. Stacey Hedges, 40, told friend Simon Stacey she could get him Rolexes at a discounted rate through…...


emirates247.com > uae > abu-dhabi-court-orders-fraudsters-to-repay-victim-aed62653-in-investment-scam > 6627

Abu Dhabi court orders fraudsters to repay victim AED62,653 in investment scam

13+ hour, 2+ min ago   (323+ words) Three individuals were held jointly liable after being convicted of defrauding a man through a fake investment scheme on Telegram Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Family, Civil and Administrative Court has ordered three individuals to jointly pay a man AED62,653, including…...


nine.com.au > australia-news > a-current-affair > former-millionaire-accused-of-taking-220k-from-family-friend-a-current-affair-20261009-p614as.html

Former millionaire accused of taking $220k from family friend

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (488+ words) October 9, 2026 - 8.44am A former Sydney millionaire has been accused of taking $220,000 from a close family friend who claims he hasn’t seen a cent of it returned. Norma Needham, who made her fortune running a Holden dealership, is accused of repeatedly “borrowing…...


aliran.com > web-specials > stolen-1mdb-money-bought-a-superyacht-she-got-it-back

Stolen 1MDB money bought a superyacht. She got it back

15+ hour, 25+ min ago   (173+ words) In 2018 a 300-foot superyacht became one of the most talked-about symbols of the 1MDB scandal. Behind its recovery was a legal team fighting to bring back what belonged to Malaysia, and one of the people at the heart of it explains…...


dimsumdaily.hk > macao-migrant-worker-reports-suspected-online-stock-scam-after-hk173000-transfer-to-hk-account

Macao migrant worker reports suspected online stock scam after HK$173,000 transfer to HK account

18+ hour, 14+ min ago   (213+ words) Dimsum Daily 12th October 2026 – (Macao) A middle‑aged male foreign worker has reported a suspected online stock‑investment scam after he was instructed to download messaging tools and transfer money to take part, only for the purported “customer service” contact to…...


newindianexpress.com > states > telangana > 10/12/2026 > two-from-ap-arrested-in-rs-10-cr-crypto-investment-fraud

Two from AP arrested in Rs 10-cr crypto investment fraud

18+ hour, 10+ min ago   (221+ words) The New Indian Express ADILABAD: Adilabad police have arrested two men from Andhra Pradesh in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency investment fraud involving more than Rs 10 crore and around 500 victims from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and other regions.Adilabad Superintendent of…...