<p>Charles Ponzi conducted a financial fraud so audacious he became the biggest brand name in crime. Yet most people don’t know what he actually did and those who do are often hard-pressed to explain why it was special.</p><br><p>So why, more than 100 years later, do we call so many financial scams a Ponzi scheme?</p><br><p>Brian tells the story of a poor boy from Italy whose name is still on the lips of everyone worried they’re about to be made a sucker.</p><br><p>BROUGHT TO YOU BY: </p><p><a href="110.ScamStuff.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">110.ScamStuff.com</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
