Ponzi Scheme
Ponzi Scheme 〈美〉庞济伎俩 指一种以查尔斯·庞济〔Charles Ponzi〕为名的诈骗手段。此人于1920年以50%的高息诱使轻信的投资者上当，在45日内骗得数百万美元。实际上是用后来者的本金支付在先者的利息，但在再无新的上当者前来时，整个支付系统即告崩溃，诈骗行径也就大白于世。
PONZI SCHEME
ponzi scheme
Ponzi scheme (pon-zee). A fraudulent investment scheme in which money contributed by later investors generates artificially high dividends for the original investors, whose example attracts even larger investments. • Money from the new investors is used directly to repay or pay interest to earlier investors, usu. without any operation or revenue-producing activity other than the