by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 8, 2022 | Scam of the day
Ponzi schemer Perry Santillo, known as “King Perry” was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for his role in a Ponzi scheme he had been involved with since 2007 that stole 115 million dollars from more than a thousand investors, man of whom were elderly. His...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 12, 2021 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week, Jeff Carpoff was sentenced to the maximum sentence of thirty years in prison for operating a Ponzi scheme in which he scammed investors in his phony mobile solar generator business. Carpoff lured investors with falsified financial statements and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 8, 2021 | Scam of the day
Scam artists around the world should probably honor Charles Ponzi, the man who perfected the scheme that bears his name that has been used by many scammers to steal billions of dollars from unwitting victims who made the mistake of investing their money with such...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 18, 2021 | Scam of the day
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently obtained a temporary restraining order shutting down an alleged Ponzi Scheme operated by Jason Dodd Bullard and Angela Romero-Bullard. Over the years Ponzi schemes have been used by many scammers to steal billions...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 11, 2021 | Scam of the day
Although cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, may seem to be new. I have been writing in Scamicide.com about cryptocurrency scams since 2014. Cryptocurrencies are legitimate, but scammers are increasingly taking advantage of the public’s fascination with...
