Ponzi Scheme
Key Words
- scheme陰謀
- lure引誘
- maintain 保持
- illusion 假象；幻想
- contribute貢獻
- asset資產
- notorious聲名狼藉的
老鼠會這個名稱代表一個詐騙手法，這個詐騙手法在英文成為Ponzi Scheme，而Ponzi就是發名這個詐騙手法的人。
龐氏騙局是一種詐騙手法，引誘投資客，同時讓更早期的投資客能夠獲得利潤。然而提供這些利潤的資金是來自於比較晚期的投資客。
這樣的詐騙手法導致受害者相信，他們所獲得的利潤是來自於產品的銷售，或者其他正常的管道。受害者不知道其他的投資者才是資金的來源，以及他們利潤的來源。
龐氏騙局能夠造成一種企業賺錢的假象。只要有新的投資客挹注新資金，加上大部分投資者不要求全額退款，而且仍然相信他們被告知擁有的不存在資產。
這種騙局是以1920年代聲名狼藉的Charles Ponzi 命名的，因為他就是用的這樣子的手法進行詐騙。
A Ponzi scheme or a Ponzi game is a form of fraud that lures investors and pays profits to earlier investors with funds from more recent investors.
The scheme leads victims to believe that profits are coming from product sales or other means, and they are not aware that other investors are the source of funds, or their profits. A Ponzi scheme can maintain the illusion of a money-making business as long as new investors contribute new funds, and as long as most of the investors do not demand full repayment and still believe in the non-existent assets they are told to own.
The scheme is named after Charles Ponzi, who became notorious for using the technique in the 1920s.
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