Ponzi scheme

/ˈpɒnzi skiːm/ 21
a fraudulent investment operation that pays quick returns to initial contributors using money from subsequent contributors rather than profit 庞氏投资骗局

noun [专属名词]庞氏骗局(指骗人向虚设的企业投资,以后来投资者的钱作为快速盈利付给最初投资者以诱使更多人上当)

But don't call it a Ponzi scheme.
但不要称此为庞氏骗局。

用后面投资人的出资而非利润作为快速盈利支付给前面的投资人的骗局

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Since Bernie Madoff's arrest on charges of running a $65 million Ponzi scheme, I've read many articles about how we investors should have known what was going on. 自从伯尼·麦道夫因涉嫌经营6500万美元的庞氏骗局而被捕以来,我读过很多文章,说我们这些投资者应该知道发生了什么。
Sounds a bit like a Ponzi scheme, right? 这听起来有点像庞氏骗局,是不是这样呢?