The Most Insane Ponzi Schemes In History
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- There's nothing like a good con story. Anyone who has moved to the big city can tell you how they were swindled out of a dollar on the subway, or how someone came knocking at their door with a suspicious-sounding sob story. And then there are the long cons, the con games that last for months - or even years. The amount of planning and risk involved in those types of schemes are extraordinary, and you have to be pretty charming and extremely smart to pull them off.
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Dude, I don't care what the story is, this narrators voice is amazing.... I'll just listen for hours
"There's a sucker born every minute" -- P. T. Barnum, probably...
That or the guy who built the first lollipop factory
The biggest sucker is the voter ~ mister president.
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Words to live financially by.
Frank Abagnale's biggest scam was probably writing his biography.
Which RUclipsrs are still quoting as undisputed fact.
So, is it confirmed that this was all bs?
@@omartarek3706 He did manage to steal flights pretending to be a pilot and cash a few bad checks but the rest is not only fiction but the opposite of what really happened. He made lots of amateur mistakes and most women thought he was obnoxious and creepy.
@@scottlarson1548 did he at least pass the bar?
@@omartarek3706 Absolutely not. His book even claimed that anyone could take the bar exam every two weeks which is completely false. The exam only happens every six months but that would have thrown off the narrative.
And NO he didn't practice medicine as a fake doctor either. The only profession he was able to fake was being a pilot to get onto planes for free.
I have always believed the Barclay's know what happened to Nicholas, possibly killed him themselves, and they accepted the imposter knowing it wasn't him, but it makes them look innocent.
Most of these are not Ponzi schemes.
You don't say. No way. Crazy. Anyways
My brother is the biggest scam I know. My folks have been completely duped by him.
So what are you going to do about it?
Mediums are alive and well today and on TV still screwing idiots out of their money.
Same for Fox.
and Evangelic telepriests
“The only lives that truly matter are those who respect the lives of others“.
SAID NO ONE EVER
Pocket full of schemes..
Loving it
Awesome video, I only know this because only a few seconds in there was at least one Fonzie reference 😂❤
Happy days was such a phony, like most tv, so even though they're not ponzi, they sure are a scam, full of subliminal messages, product placement and propaganda. Same can be said about Hollywood and most "journalism".
Con man does not mean the same thing as a Ponzi scheme.
Yeah. This isn't all Ponzi schemes. 😡
not about hustlers but could you please do one on assyrian history? thank u i love u guys sm
“Whole ass Eiffel Tower … twice” love it 😂😂😂
Victor Lustig (1890-1947), the conman was born in Hostinné, a town located in actual Czech Republic but at the time it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire where many languages such as Czech, Slovak, Romanian... were spoken but the official and most common languages were German and Hungarian. "Lustig" in German means jolly, fun, enjoyable...(from lust). The word was introduced in France as "loustic" (similar pronunciation as Lustig) by the military through the jester that would support the Swiss army that would escort the French royalty before the French revolution in 1789. The word "loustic" later took a derogatory connotation but it seems even before the Eiffel tower scams that took place in 1925...
I really dont feel bad for most of the people who got screwed with Madoff. The people being reported all say they couldnt believe the returns but kept investing due to greed. Just like the people trying to scam Gamestop and got caught with nothing.
The saying, "you can't con an honest man" comes to mind
right!
Anyone want to buy a bridge? 😆
Yh. Do you want to buy the Blackpool Tower. For scrap.
Well the Nigerian Prince would love too.
I'm selling Taylor Swift farts in a ziplock bag.
The Nicholas Barclay story was wild because it's entirely possible his parents got rid of him and accepted the "replacement" to cover their tracks.
True, but that was hardly a ponzi scheme though, was it....
"Not Abig-NA-lee! Not Abig-NAY-LEE! But ABIG-NAIL!"
thank you!
Amway is still running to this day. 😂
"Not at the same time" Ah, so he wasn't Mister Doctor Professor Frank, then. Darn.
The closest thing to home in my area was the late 70s "Pyramid"(schemes)! A couple of my teachers were talking about it in high school but I don't know if anyone got involved before it was debunked as a fraud!
To be fair a Pyramid scheme is more of a man on top getting others to sell his products and getting them to sell there products.
When Lou Pearlman was caught did they say “tell me whyyyyeee”?
There was an Australian woman, Melissa Caddick who's said to have stolen 40 million, including life savings from family & friends. She went missing after authorities visited her, finding her foot months later.
uncle joey did that.....😮😢😂😂😂😂 them bones belong to the state.
Joseph Smith wasn't a conman?
If you mean Joseph Smith, one of the originators of Mormonism? You are 100% correct.
@juancana457 yes, that's the result of a tremor and o being next to p 😆
@@cassieoz1702 What?
Allen Stanford honourable mention.
A+ video!
LOVE IT! What scam stories!
The Hindi Bollywood film Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena gives a Hindi counterpart of it - There is sucker born every minute; and two to con him
Incorrect Title...that's your scam!
That "Catch Me If You Can" movie was 99% fictional. Spielberg got conned into the lie
Thanks for this... even though most are just generic schemes! △
*I DON’T TRUST IN LARRY FINK* 💸
An Italian invented the ponzi scheme. Doesn’t surprise me
As if there are not dishonest people in every group. If you're jealous that you're not Italian, just say that. Douche.
Wild
Idk why I recognized pearlmans name... Honestly I think someone said something about him in an old rap song but I'm not sure
The title should be "The best (or worst) schemes in history"
No Jordan Belfort??
Eating ANOTHER Weird History candy!
Eating Honest Organic Gummies*†...while watching this Weird History video!
Honest is a counter to the deception of a Ponzi Scheme!
I ate these when watching the four Beverly Hills Cop Movies!
* Inspired from the Weird History video "Stories About Your Favorite Halloween Candy."
† This bag of candy comes in Mixed Fruit Flavors in a 7 oz bag.
Ponzi didn’t land in America with no money… he landed in America without any money…
Anastasia, in a spanish accent, sounds weird.
Cryptocurrency will end up being the biggest one of all.
Exactly. There is nothing tangible to back it so when everyone agrees it is worth nothing you are broke.
there is that lady who stole one of the first big ones and vanished still.
I'm inclined to agree with you there.
It was a neat idea in concept but… I agree.
I remember first finding out about Crypto over 15years ago. Originally created to track dark web transactions like drugs and guns…. Sounds like a solid investment 😂
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I unliked the video because of that
@@limhan3209 that's great. Thanks for sharing! ☺️
@@austinmiller1427 good meeting ✌️ see you next week
I castrated myself because of this
Now I want to know what a Fonzi scheme is!
Would I have fallen to any of these schemes? Of course I would, for a day maybe. I did fall (just for example) on Däniken's BS, one religious sect (I won't tell which, pick whichever you hate the most) but it all blew off pretty soon. Well, I bought one (1) book from mr. Däniken, so I have that much on my sin list (if the sin list covers sins done before the age 18). But for the rest, I never gave a penny. I've made it my normal MO to fall into whatever foolishness for a day, then I'll come to my senses and forget about it all.
Daniken was such a crackpot, it was unbelievable. My dad bought his book, "Chariots of the Gods" and made me read it in 8th grade just so we could have a discussion about charlatans and pseudo-science. He was an astronomer in the US Air Force as well as an electrical engineer so it was important for him to teach me how to expose such nonsense.
How comes Emmanuel Nwude did not make the show?
Volpe brothers of Pittsburgh Pa.
Bernie Madoff got 150 years and Chomos get bare minimum. Our justice system sucks.
Abagnale’s sons ended up working in the FBI, met one while working there.
Or did I?
Back around 1984, an aunt of mine and I were on 34th Street in Manhattan and a three-card-monte game was going on. She says, loud enough for everyone to hear, "I have no sympathy for these people...they deserve to be fleeced..." In November of '85, she buys a block of stock in what was apparently a new up-and-coming company...and it ended up tanking. OK, one was legal and the other not. But what was the difference, really?
Pointless
I own the Brooklyn Bridge. Any takers?
I've watched several videos on how abagnale was a fraud and nothing he did according to catch me if you can is true
Wow, my guy is back. I love his voice for last 10 or 12 years. I love his voice.
*sigh* There's always one.
The other guy is better. He makes the babies cry.
Surname pr: (Ah Big Nolly! w/romanticized L’s)
Thanks.
Fonzi,you mean?
The Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and Justin Timberlake are three of my newer additions to my favorite musical artists list.
😂 your music collection 👅🍆 just like you, Boo-hoo karen😂
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@@Dave-bj3pq I remember that time I asked what state you are from and you were too scared to answer!
What's it like living in fear all the time?
It really sucks to be you. haha
💛💛💛
How do most of you guys still make profit, even with the downturn of the economy and ever increasing life standards
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Stephanie Aaron Trentham.
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Great video, but you should really change the title to something like "Biggest Fraudsters In History".
Ctrump should be in here too
😂
Christ, you people are so weak-minded that you are owned by the man, 24/7. Sad, really.
A man meets with no more respect than he exacts
- William Hazlitt
You ok karen? Not 1st today 😂..
Report this crybaby
😂
20 seconds ago MMMMM
Thumbs up solely for the Fonz comment.
Crypto trigger engaged
The greatest irony is that, by all indications, Charles Ponzi really thought he could make it work and it everybody back. His scheme started with an actual exploit, but the legal loophole got closed early, and he scrambled to try to buy tint abd fund another way to repay his investors.
Bernie Madoff MADE OFF with all ya money 😂
Social security...
Anna Anderson wasn't a Ponzi scheme. Do you even know what a Ponzi scheme is?
You forgot MAGA
add elon musk on this list because his a clear #1
Ummm...Shouldn't this have been called Insane Con Games? There are only 2 actual Ponzi Schemes in the whole video. Or is the title really an insane con itself?
I can't believe how much this bull.
Don't forget the US social security.
What I was thinking.
@@psyxypher3881 "thinking"
Tell Tom I said Hi! Also, where is Barry Minkow and Michael Milken? Or maybe your researchers don't read modern crime.
Some people simply can't admit they've been hoodwinked. The proof, as they (whoever the hell they is... I'm gonna catch up with that guy someday) say, is in the pudding. Folks, for that proof, I give you MAGA pudding. Um, um good.
Give it a fucking rest. Christ, you people.
@@danidavis7912 If someone is forcing you to read the comments, call the cops or the FBI. If it bothers you, perhaps it's you who should give it a rest.
@@scottryals3191 hahaha so predictable. Liberals. You guys ruin everything you touch, including comment forums.
Think Social Security.
My Econ professor used to call it "Social Insecurity"...
@@brj_han Yep!
Ponzi, Abiginale, Madoff, Perlman, Bankman,.....what do they all have in common? Oy vey!
FOUND THE RACIST
FOUND THE BIGOT
I'm so glad the narrator is back. ❤❤
This is his last video. Just unsubscribe now.
@@misterhat5823lies.
The biggest scam is when we get the other narrator
I am the Pastor of a Spiritualist church. The Fox sisters were not scammers ! You are insulting a whole 200year old religious movement by calling the Fox sisters frauds! IS would just be like telling Mormons, Joseph smith was a conman! I liked your channel, but now that I know you spread false information I will be unsubscribing .
Joseph Smith was a major conman and a grave robber
The Fox sisters & the Mormons are as and most so-called spiritual whatever is bipple-bapple amounting to nothing but scams!
Bullshit
It's not a airport, no need to announce your departure. 🤷♂️ the church is a bigger scam there is
Religion is the biggest Ponzi scheme