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Ponzi Schemes

Violations of regulatory guidelines were confirmed through supervisory scrutiny; the regulator dealt with some of these platforms bilaterally for remedial action

Updated On: 22 Aug 2024 | 1:44 AM IST

US's terrible political and economic leadership will ultimately cost the dollar its value. India must act early to avoid being dragged down

Updated On: 02 Jul 2024 | 10:49 PM IST

The Ponzi scheme allegedly swindled Rs 6,600 crore from investors by promising high returns through Bitcoin mining

Updated On: 22 Apr 2024 | 3:45 PM IST

An Indian-American has been indicted by a grand jury in a Ponzi scheme with the FBI urging victims of the investment adviser in Texas to come forward. Siddharth Jawahar, 36, has been ordered imprisonment until sentencing by the court. The FBI on Wednesday said it is seeking potential Miami-area victims of Jawahar who has been accused of running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. According to the indictment, from July 2016 through roughly December 2023, Jawahar took in more than USD 35 million from Swiftarc investors but spent about USD 10 million on investments in companies. Jawahar used the money from new investors to repay older investors and to fuel an extravagant lifestyle that included flights on private planes, stays at luxury hotels and expensive outings at lavish restaurants, the indictment says. In 2015, Jawahar began investing the majority of client funds in a single investment, Philip Morris Pakistan (PMP), the indictment says, and eventually, 99 per cent of client fund

Updated On: 14 Mar 2024 | 9:18 AM IST

The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Odisha police has unearthed a pan-India cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scam worth more than Rs 1000 crore, a police official said on Monday

Updated On: 08 Aug 2023 | 10:29 AM IST

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said that it has attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 81.7 crore related to Future Makers Lifecare Pvt Ltd, a Hisar-based company

Updated On: 21 Dec 2022 | 7:58 AM IST

The founder of cryptocurrency investment platform BitConnect, an Indian national, has been indicted on charges of orchestrating a global Ponzi scheme worth $2.4 bn, federal prosecutors said.

Updated On: 26 Feb 2022 | 7:46 AM IST

Madoff admitted swindling thousands of clients out of billions of dollars in investments over decades

Updated On: 14 Apr 2021 | 8:25 PM IST

14 FIRs were registered by Rajasthan Police and Crime Branch, Surat, Gujrat against Abhinav Gold International Marketing Pvt. Ltd. and its directors Anil Birla, Murlidhar Birla and others

Updated On: 09 Jan 2021 | 8:47 AM IST

Saradha ponzi scam prime accused Sudipta Sen has alleged that several influential people, including prominent political leaders, have taken "financial advantage" of him

Updated On: 06 Dec 2020 | 12:57 AM IST

Enquire how the high returns being promised will be generated, and whether you are comfortable taking the accompanying risk

Updated On: 13 Sep 2020 | 7:13 PM IST

Here are some tools that will help you detect a scam from a mile away and avoid touching one even with a 10-foot barge pole

Updated On: 11 Sep 2020 | 6:46 PM IST

The Rajya Sabha passed with voice vote the bill which would save gullible investors from ponzi schemes

Updated On: 30 Jul 2019 | 1:37 AM IST

Despite investigation, chances of getting back deposited money look bleak

Updated On: 01 Jul 2019 | 9:07 PM IST

The news of Bengaluru-based IMA cheating thousands once again underlines the need for investors to steer clear of unregulated deposit schemes

Updated On: 23 Jun 2019 | 8:16 PM IST

Chahal executed this fraud through falsely representing that his company had earned returns of roughly 28 to 34 per cent annually

Updated On: 21 Mar 2019 | 7:32 AM IST

It has provisions for repayment of deposits to gullible investors trapped by schemes which raise funds illegally

Updated On: 21 Feb 2019 | 2:49 PM IST

The ordinance on ponzi schemes will prohibit all deposit-taking activities that are not regulated by various regulators

Updated On: 20 Feb 2019 | 1:29 AM IST

Unregulated deposit collections would be banned altogether, and deemed an offence ex-ante; the existing framework which only kicks in ex-post, with considerable time lags, will be replaced

Updated On: 16 Feb 2019 | 10:36 PM IST

The Bill provides severe punishment and heavy pecuniary fines

Updated On: 07 Feb 2019 | 3:23 AM IST