IIMoney, Investing & the Economychecked 92 days ago15 min read
The Anatomy of a Scam: Ponzi, Pump and Dump, Signal Groups
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A detection list of the common financial scams, applied to three real examples found online
Worth knowingℹ️ This is education, not investment advice. It describes how these schemes work so you can recognise them. It names structures, not specific products.
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- 01Every scam is the same scam wearing a new costume
- 02Mechanism 1 — The Ponzi (and its cousin, the pyramid)
- 03Mechanism 2 — Pump and dump
- 04Mechanism 3 — Signal groups and "guaranteed" tips
- 05Mechanism 4 — Affinity fraud and the "friend" vector
- 06The universal red flags
- 07The one question that catches most scams
- 08What this means for you
- 09Try it: dissect three real ones (30 min)
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