CBI interrogates Bengal minister for 2 hours in I-Core ponzi scam caseA three-member CBI team questioned Chatterjee, also a senior Trinamool Congress leader, in his Camac Street office. "I told them whatever I...
13 Sep, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
Assured return offers by realtors and jewellers to be treated as PonziMany realtors offer "assured returns" of 12-14% till possession. Offers from jewellers allow consumers to pay 11 instalments while the 12th...
22 Feb, 2018, 06.12 PM IST
Bitcoin triggers ponzi scheme fear: Government in a huddle, plans crackdownThe financial regulators are worried that a complete lack of regulatory regime for such cryptocurrencies may give rise to 'e-ponzi' schemes.
15 Dec, 2017, 12.19 PM IST
Bitcoin surge, ICOs raise regulatory hackles on e-ponzi fearsRBI and Sebi will soon get into a huddle to prepare a framework to protect gullible investors.
10 Dec, 2017, 02.38 PM IST
Don't get lured by schemes with abnormal returns: SebiSebi DGM Surya Kant Sharma advised the students to keep details of schemes and agents for future reference.
28 Aug, 2017, 03.18 PM IST
Mumbai ponzi case: ED attaches Rs 91 crore in Singapore bank accountThe amount pertains to the City Limousine chitfund case. A probe is underway against the chitfund Chairman, Sayed M Masood, for floating po...
17 Sep, 2016, 12.00 PM IST
Over 200 Ponzi schemes still in operation: Kirit SomaiyaBJP Lok Sabha MP Kirit Somaiya, who is also a campaigner for investor rights, today claimed more than 200 Ponzi schemes involving a whoppin...
01 Jan, 2016, 11.13 PM IST
This new year do background check on your investments to steer clear of frauds and ponzisThe greed for extra returns on investments has hurt many an investor especially when interest rates are on the way down.
30 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
IMG mulls single agency to lead ponzi fraud investigationsThe IMG was set up against the backdrop of the collapse of Kolkata-based Saradha Group that had allegedly duped lakhs of investors.
15 Sep, 2015, 02.26 PM IST
Bill to check ponzi schemes put on holdA proposed bill to check fraudulent multi-level marketing (MLM) or ponzi schemes has been put on hold by the government.
02 Aug, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
New SOP for agencies probing ponzi schemes in the offingThe move comes following instances in which investors have been duped of their hard earned money through ponzi schemes.
03 Jun, 2015, 05.33 PM IST
Saradha Ponzi Scheme: The chit hits the ceilingThere’s no way for her to verify whether such a scheme is authorised by a government agency, whether it is approved by a financial regulato...
29 Sep, 2014, 05.50 AM IST
- 'Don't confuse 'Ponzi schemes' with chit funds'
Tamil Nadu Chit Fund Companies Association President Y S Mathivanan said people wrongly associated ponzi schemes with chit funds.
03 May, 2013, 09.31 PM IST
- Act against companies which raised money through ponzi schemes:BJP
A ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that gives returns to its investors from their own money and not from profits of the op...
30 Apr, 2013, 01.23 PM IST
Indian brain behind major UK scam jailedNamed after Italian fraudster Charles Ponzi, a 'Ponzi' scam involves payment of purported high returns to existing investors from funds con...
08 Mar, 2012, 09.59 PM IST
- Cos operating ponzi schemes promise investors returns as high as 300%
Ponzi scheme operators are requesting investors to invest in gold and silver, and are offering fantastic monthly and annual returns for doi...
07 Nov, 2011, 02.49 AM IST
- Operators running gold and silver investment schemes promise ponzi plans of 300% reutrns in two years
These days, ponzi scheme operators are requesting investors to invest in gold and silver, and are offering fantastic returns for doing so.
07 Nov, 2011, 01.14 AM IST