Charles K. Ponzi

Details the criminal financial career of Charles K. Ponzi, who gave his name to the Ponzi scheme.
http://www.mark-knutson.com/

The Ponzi Scheme

Charles Ponzi promised to double your money in just 90 days. Many people did get their money. Read this story to find out how.
http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless/ponzi/

Pyramid Schemes, Ponzi Schemes, and Other Frauds

Describes the many variations of this scam.
http://members.impulse.net/~thebob/Pyramid.html

Ponzi Schemes and Bubble Scam Investment Frauds

Describes the history and workings of this scam.
http://www.crimes-of-persuasion.com/Crimes/InPerson/MajorPerson/ponzi.htm

In Ponzi We Trust

Describes how con artists today are using the Internet to reinvent the Ponzi scheme. From Smithsonian Magazine, Vol 29 number 9.
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues98/dec98/ponzi.html

SEC.gov - Pyramid Schemes

Explanations, warnings and links to related articles published by the FTC.
http://www.sec.gov/answers/pyramid.htm

Motherjones.com - The Net As Ponzi Scheme

Article compares the internet stock boom with a Ponzi scheme.
http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2000/03/fotc21.html

"Pyramid Schemes"

A speech by Debra A. Valentine, General Counsel For The U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Describes these schemes, how they can cause financial ruin for governments and banks, and how governments have cracked down on internet "get rich quick" schemes.
http://www.ftc.gov/speeches/other/dvimf16.htm

Le Club Ponzi

Site mocks Le Club Prive, alleging it to be a fraudulent and illegal Ponzi club.
http://leclubscam.tripod.com/

Pyramid Scheme Alert

International organization to expose, study and prevent illegal pyramid schemes. Site includes news, alerts, resources, legal information and consumer information.
http://www.PyramidSchemeAlert.org