New dogs, old tricks. Why do Ponzi schemes succeed?

Mervyn K. Lewis

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The Madoff saga is a vivid reminder of people’s vulnerability to Ponzi schemes, and to how little the financial scams change over time. How are we to account for such schemes? Why do people fall for the same old tricks?

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