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We call that a Ponzi scheme...

• jiggunjer 9y ago
  A pyramid. A ponzi is more abstract and could still reward the last people but be harmful to the rest.
  • jstarfish 9y ago
    I like to think of it as a reverse funnel system.
  • nerfhammer 9y ago
    Also, a Ponzi scheme involves outright fraud, giving your investors fake accounts.