什么是“庞氏骗局”(中英对照)
庞氏骗局(//pɒnzi/ 也称庞氏游戏)是一种欺诈形式,它用来自较新投资者的资金,向早期投资者支付利润,以诱骗投资者。该计划使受害者相信利润来源于合法的商业活动(例如产品销售和/或成功的投资),并且他们仍然不知道其他投资者是资金的来源。只要新投资者投入新资金,并且只要大多数投资者不要求全额还款,仍然还相信他们声称所拥有的不存在的资产,庞氏骗局就可以维持其可持续业务的假象。
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A Ponzi scheme(/ˈpɒnzi/, also 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 legitimate business activity (e.g. product sales and/or successful investments), and they remain unaware that other investors are the source of funds. A Ponzi scheme can maintain the illusion of a sustainable 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 purported to own.
小编注:庞氏是1920年代骗子的名字。