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2. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   Get-rich-quick schemes are extremely varied; these include fake franchises, real estate "sure things", get-rich-quick books, wealth-building seminars, self-help gurus, sure-fire inventions, useless products, chain letters, fortune tellers, quack doctors, miracle pharmaceuticals, foreign exchange fraud, Nigerian money scams, fraudulent treasure hunts, and charms and talismans.

3. 100 Most Common Money Scams and How To Avoid Them - AOL

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   Around 15% of American households fell victim to a financial scam in 2023. American consumers lost a total of $8.8 billion to fraud and scams in 2022. Scams are everywhere these days, and...

4. 7 Reasons Why ‘Get-Rich-Quick’ Plans Fail - AOL

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   Many “get-rich-quick” schemes are pyramid schemes, which rely on investors recruiting new participants to drive money, instead of actually generating wealth through a product or service. 7 ...

5. Get-rich-quick scheme - Wikipedia

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   A 1910 postcard showing an investor's shock at "Kopit and Keepit Mining Company Stocks" having vacated their premises. A get-rich-quick scheme is a plan to obtain high rates of return for a small investment. Most schemes create an impression that participants can obtain this high rate of return with little risk, skill, effort, or time.

6. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

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   The company had lent out $8 billion to clients and had almost $12 billion in assets under management as of May 2022, [180] up from $1.2 billion in loans and $200 million AUM reported in 2019. [181] Days prior, former investment manager Jason Stone sued Celsius, alleging that the company ran a Ponzi scheme. [179]

7. The Biggest Money Scams of All Time - AOL

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   Bernard Madoff, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Ponzi Scheme No list of the biggest money scams of all time would be complete without Bernie Madoff, who recently passed away at the age ...

8. Sucker list - Wikipedia

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   A sucker list is a list of people who have previously fallen for a scam such as a telemarketing fraud, lottery scam, high-yield investment program, get-rich-quick scheme, or work-at-home schemes, or, as used by charities, someone who made a donation. The lists are usually sold to scammers or charities. [1] [2] [3]

9. 9 Successful Money-Making ‘Schemes’ That Are Actually Legal

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   Just because you're committed to being a hustler doesn't necessarily mean you're relegated to chasing bogus get-rich-quick scams or not-bogus-but-very-much-illegal get-rich-quick schemes.