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A good Ponzi Scheme has a few things to draw you in

1st A good return (usually more than "market") and good operators make the promised return high enough to generate "BUZZ" but low enough not to appear unreasonable

2nd Others have invested (joined) and are receiving their returns as promised (A key feature of the Ponzi)

3rd They are normally fronted by good salesmen

4th and most important they have a good cover story to explain the high returns

EG: If i promise 100 % return per annum by making and selling chocolate ice cream in Nunavut during winter I am unlikely to get many investors (suckers in a ponzi scheme)

OR if I offer 100% per annum by buying and selling Natural gas, or oil or gold and present a believable front I may be able to generate the needed "BUZZ"

The Ponzi Scheme operators are very often not found out unless

A: Some one gets suspicious

B: The Scheme finally collapses

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