Charles Ponzi (/ ˈpɒnzi /; Italian: [ˈpontsi]; born Carlo Pietro Giovanni Guglielmo Tebaldo Ponzi; March 3, 1882 – January 18, 1949) was an Italian charlatan and con artist who operated in the United States …

Mar 1, 2023 · Ponzi committed what became known as the ‘fraud of the century’ in 1920 in the United States when he secured some $15 million in a matter of months by persuading local Bostonians to …

Apr 2, 2014 · Charles Ponzi was best known for the financial crimes he committed when he conned investors into giving him millions of dollars, and paid them returns with other investors' money.

May 25, 2024 · In the history of financial crime, few figures loom as large as Charles Ponzi. A charismatic Italian immigrant who rose from poverty to fleece thousands of investors out of millions of …

Jan 21, 2023 · This is the story of the man behind the eponymous Ponzi scheme — a tale of financial fraud that lives up to its linguistic legacy. And we have a Planet Money guide on how to avoid being …

Charles Ponzi was making money hand over fist for his investors, but when the veneer of success came off, his name became synonymous with fraud.

A Boston man, Charles Ponzi, realized that based upon post-war exchange rates, International Reply Coupons purchased in many European nations were worth more in the United States than their …

Jan 5, 2025 · On 11 August, Ponzi was declared insolvent by the Banking Supervisory Authority and his story was over. The next day, he surrendered to the authorities and crossed the threshold of East …

Jan 27, 2025 · Here’s a breakdown of Charles Ponzi's life and the infamous scheme he became synonymous with.

Apr 27, 2023 · We’ve all heard of Ponzi schemes, but the man they’re named after is a mystery to many. This week’s Dirty Money takes a deep dive into his spectacular rise and fall.