You can outright tell Stella that this is a pyramid scheme, but she will deny it, at least somewhat. She's becoming old, and she just wants some purpose once again.

When that happens, the scheme collapses and most of the investors lose their money. One example of a crypto Ponzi scheme is EminiFX, which was operated by a New York man between 2018 and 2020.

In the United Kingdom in 2008 and 2009, a £21 million pyramid scheme named ‘Give and Take’ involved at least 10,000 victims in the south-west of England and South Wales. Leaders of the scheme ...

Three individuals were sentenced to prison for their roles in running a fraudulent pyramid scheme that left thousands of victims with over $23 million in losses. The scheme, known as “8 Figure ...

Three masterminds of a pyramid scheme were sentenced for founding and operating the scam that cost investors 23 million dollars. The trio was named Alex Dee, of Texas, Brian Kaplan, of Colorado ...