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2. List of Ponzi schemes - Wikipedia

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   1990s. МММ was a Russian company that perpetrated one of the world's largest Ponzi schemes of all time. By different estimates from 5 to 40 million people lost up to $10 billion. The company started attracting money from private investors, promising annual returns of up to 1,000%.

3. Bogus colleges in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Bogus colleges in the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom a bogus college is a fake college or university used as part of an immigration and visa scam, whereby people from overseas can apply for a British student visa and illegally reside in the United Kingdom. [1] They have also been set up as a money making scam, selling fake qualifications ...

4. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   Get-rich-quick schemes. 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 ...

5. Taylor Swift fans lose at least $1 million to Eras Tour scams ...

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   Thousands of Taylor Swift’s UK fans have been duped into buying fake tickets for her upcoming Eras Tour concerts, according to a major British bank. More than 600 customers have reported being ...

6. List of corporate collapses and scandals - Wikipedia

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   The Bank of England refused to advance money, and it collapsed. The directors were sued, but exonerated from fraud. Friedrich Krupp. Germany. 1873. Steel, metals. Krupp's business over-expanded, and had to take a 30m Mark loan from the Preußische Bank, the Bank of Prussia . Danatbank. Germany.

7. Taylor Swift fans targeted by surge in ticket scams as £1m ...

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   Taylor Swift fans targeted by surge in ticket scams as £1m ‘already lost’ ahead of pop star’s UK tour ... Eras Tour went on sale. ... waves of fraud: the first when tickets go on sale, and ...

8. False titles of nobility - Wikipedia

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   False titles of nobility or royal title scams are claimed titles of social rank that have been fabricated or assumed by an individual or family without recognition by the authorities of a country in which titles of nobility exist or once existed. They have received an increasing amount of press attention, as more schemes that purport to confer ...

9. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...