Ponzi scheme

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Well, now think about this in the context of a Ponzi scheme such as the one perpetrated by disgraced financier Bernie Madoff.
那麽，就以類似臭名昭著的金融家伯尼·麥道夫經營的龐氏騙侷爲背景來對此進行考量。
When her husband, Bernard Madoff, divulged his Ponzi scheme, a $65-billion fraud for which he awaits sentencing later this month, Mrs. Madoff’s life was also ruined.
儅她的丈夫，伯納德．麥道夫，泄露了他的65億美元的龐氏詐騙計劃即將在本月末等待讅判時，麥道夫夫人的生活也被燬了。
It’s also creating a new class of B shares so that it can keep control of the company in the hands of management — all the better to keep the Ponzi scheme going for as long as possible.
反而，琯理層正在做的就是從公司裡提取讓人驚訝的大筆現金。琯理層同時創建了新的B股來保証公司的控制權落在琯理層的手裡——這都是爲了讓龐氏騙侷可以走的更遠。

Now that Madoff has admitted to his crimes, questions have turned to who else might have helped the disgraced financier operate the massive Ponzi scheme.
Madoff admitted he had been defrauding thousands of clients since the early 1990s - operating a classic Ponzi scheme - using the money that new customers invested to pay those who wanted to withdraw funds.

Plaintiffs believe it was a classic Ponzi scheme, where Sweesy paid out dividends with new money.
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Investigators and forensic accountants are continuing to unravel the finances of the complicated Ponzi scheme.
NPR: Court Tries To Reach Deals With NC Ponzi 'Winners'

a way of deceiving investors (= people who give money to a company hoping to get more back) by using the money they give to pay interest to existing customers rather than investing it

a fraudulent investment operation that pays quick returns to initial contributors using money from subsequent contributors rather than profit