Charles Ponzi: Natural Born Swindler
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Jordan Belfort , the last time I researched (about a year ago ) still had NOT MADE RESTITUTION to the people he STOLE from ; yet he continues to lecture, travel , make decent money and is living quite well . Can you please do a piece about him ... explaining that he has not paid back his victims ?
Worst yet when I have read comments about him , I cannot believe how many people admire the man.. . I do wish you would give justice to his victims and tell the truth about him . When Belfort is confronted about the restitution he lies and says it is paid back .
Everything is a big joke to him ; the example he has set is appalling.... he knows he owes money to people , some whose lives he has destroyed . Please please please do research him and don't be afraid of getting sued by him, please... someone needs to speak out on behalf of his victims who don't have much of a voice and yet many people do watch this channel
Austin, the man in Homescapes is the grandson of Charles Ponzi. His father's name is William Ponzi. Homescapes and Gardenscapes are both ponzi schemes.
Any plans for Ferdinand Waldo Demara?
Could you guys do a video on Paul Kruger?
I legitimately didn't know for years that the term "Ponzi scheme" was named after a person.
Same here
Me neither
The library is your friend. Use it.
That’s because you didn’t do research
Ignorance bliss
The Whistler scheme: When Simon uses his impeccable narating skills, charisma & charm to lure the world into most of the videos he uploads.
Of course, it doesn't come with loss, unlike with Ponzi or Madoff.
the only loss is the time I've spent watching videos between his various channels lol
My wife is starting to dislike his voice.
His voice means any and all honey do list items are at a standstill.
@Andrew Olson um what??
@Andrew Olson haha whooosh
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
“I landed in this country with $2.50 in cash and $1 million in hopes, and those hopes never left me” Charles Ponzi
Imagine working so hard to become a noble in your homeland, only for your lazy descendant to tarnish your name forever.
@@evantambolang3052 Most noble families were involved in something, it usually just didnt become big news
I recommend a diversified portfolio of Ponzi schemes.
- Bernie Made-off
Jeff Sutthoff lmao, beautifully done~
Well played.
that's why people invested on crypto
When your family name's legacy is being named as a Crime.
He, like others before and after him, would have gotten away with it if they hadn't been soooooo greedy. Learn to quit while you're ahead.
For a second I thought you were going to say "would have gotten away with it if it hadn't been for you meddling kids."
But yeah, I used to watch documentaries on Court TV about swindlers & other criminals, and they always seemed to get caught because they got too greedy. Like one about a guy who used to hack slot machines in casinos. He got caught because the casinos realized they were losing a lot of money. If he'd kept doing his thing but only kept his ill-gotten goods down to like a couple thousand dollars a week, he could have lived on that quite well and the casinos would probably have not noticed, thinking it was just a down week. But he got greedy and kept taking tens of thousands of dollars so they looked more closely and he ended up getting caught.
Yeah but u forget about the people no one knows about because they havnt been caught
Or chosen to run away with all the money when it became obvious the gig was up
Bernie Mardoff was quite smart, only arrested after 70
Guys like that have zero conscience. I get anxiety, nervous and feel guilty, just thinking about how Charles Ponzie swindled thousands of people, and I haven't even done anything! I could never get to sleep knowing I have screwed over so many people.
You have a good conscience. I used to feel guilty all the time; I still do. Probably because of my anxiety lol.
@@promethium-145 Con men should be put to death . They have far to light punishments
They take hard earned money from poeple who worked a lifetime really hard for it ,
sometimes their victims commit suicide , in my eyes they are guilty of murder
Guys like him never had trouble sleeping at night after scammed so many people while I'm still haunted by the cringy things I did decades ago
Come back to this comment section after being homeless and eating from the garbage can 😂
My hats off to you in regards to your transition to talking about squarespace! Excellent job my friends!
1:55 - Chapter 1 - Early life
3:10 - Chapter 2 - Coming to america
5:35 - Chapter 3 - The ponzi scheme
9:10 - Mid roll ads
10:50 - Chapter 4 - How the scam worked
12:45 - Chapter 5 - Securities Exchange company
14:40 - Chapter 6 - Let the good times roll
16:25 - Chapter 7 - Exposed
18:45 - Chapter 8 - The scam continues
20:00 - Chapter 9 - Final years
Thanku so much for this
thanks for telling me where the ads are so I can skip over them
One of the greatest mistakes ponzi made (at least to me anyway) was failing to adapt and not realizing that eventually stuff like the postage stamp thing he started out with was going to become obsolete
It wasn't a mistake. God allowed it in order to expose him in the future, of which he was. No matter how perfectly fine any dubious activity is planned, there will always be an unnoticed loophole that will be the downfall of the scammer. It's always God at work behind the scenes to ensure that they are exposed eventually.
1919: "If you invest with me, you're going to get filthy rich."
2019: "If you sign up under me and sell these vitamins, you're going to get filthy rich."
It's funny because many of these MLM are literally piramide schemes.
The MLM company: We're not a pyramid scheme!! We're different because...we'll get back to you on that.
@@amberblackwell7687 They always say, "We're not a pyramid scheme because we sell a product!" Just because you sell a product doesn't make it any less of a pyramid scheme.
2020: join my forex team we all getting money with this opportunity 🤣
A ponzi and a pyramid are not the same thing at all.
Me: sheesh I'm a bit sleepy, bout to turn it in...
Biographics: The Party never Ends...
Simon: Tear the club up...
Me: F it, let's go, 1 more round😎
I find it perfect to sleep to. Low volume and play one of the playlists
Barking Shark what I also exactly do! 😃
I usually go until I have barely enough waking energy in me to turn off my phone or at least tuck it between the mattress and the bedhead, for fear of crushing it with my head were i to instead place it below the pillow. I wouldn't leave videos playing until after i fall asleep to avoid watching the same video twice or worse, registering as watched a video that i didn't actually get to experience watching as i was asleep during it.
"Perfidious"... nice! Love the writers on this show
ToyFREAKS
Way to go Danny!
This man needs to narrate a BBC nature documentary.
Definitely. I'd love him narrating a video of a big black ....
And a few audiobooks
Natural replacement for Sir David Attenborough when he hangs up his silky vocals.
BBC doesn't deserve this man.
In the U.S. "BBC" could be taken out of context.
The key to being a successful con man is to quit while you are ahead and disappear before you get caught. Same for a career as a gambler. The day I get $34M is the day I retire and get a new identity and some cosmetic surgery and go live on my own yacht complete with floating artificial island in tow in international waters after giving up my citizenship. What Bernard Madoff should have done when he hit $50B and the end was in sight (ie when he couldn't pay anyone without checks bouncing or even a few months before that when he couldn't get any new investors on board).
Madoff scam failed because of 2008 market crash. That was unfortunate consequence for him
@@Mitche23 That just sped up the inevitable. Everyone needed to cash out all at once when their other investments tanked and he couldn't pay what they were promised. Even w/o the crash he was headed for dire straits anyway, it would have just been a few years later. Personally I would have took the money and ran after a month of no new money invested because it quickly goes down hill from there. Though actually running with even $10B would probably be difficult (110 tons of $100 bills), best to quietly convert it all into mobile property (ie floating island or my own aircraft carrier) and hire my own mercenary army to defend it.
This advice also applies to thieves.
Well, just like gambling, I imagine it’s an addiction. Someone who has the lack of morals, I can imagine the rush it can bring to receive millions seemingly over night! Greed is what gets them in the end.
Godspeed, you magnificent bastard
Your voice is very distinctive and you explain things very well. Meaning I can listen to your videos while I'm working at the computer. Thanks
Bro my teacher in Freshmen year of highschool used to show us this channel in class and I'm still subscribed and watching now. thank you Mr.Facarra or however you spell it. from 520 Tucson Az.
I love this story... very well produced. Thank you
just gone for a month and Simon has a new channel. Wishing you all the best
I love the wry, mischievous humor of these pieces!
Ponzi literally ruined his family for eternity.
He's a bit better known than Frank Pyramid, who pyramid schemes were named after...
He bought a bank he rejected him and his former company to sack his former boss ..😆😆😆
Another great video, keep it up!
Always well done
My ad for this video was “Are you a timeshare owner who wants out?” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This channel and it's notifications, my dude:
It always manages to _steal my attention._
Enjoyed the video♥️
That add transition was smooth lol
The first clip of the little kid throwing money out the window made me laugh out loud.
I think that's Spanky from the Little Rascals. I remember seeing that on TV when I was a kid.
That was Spanky , you are correct.
when you give your character max charisma
Justin Mabe bruhhhh🤣
One of the sayings my grandpa use to use was, "if you believe that, theres a bridge I'd like to sell you." I still use it today.
Please do Leonid Brezhnev! You're doing amazing work!
A video on Stephen Hillenburg would be amazing
Last time I was this early Ponzi was still on top
Hahahaha
UA-cam definitely was not around back then
Charles Ponzi, a.k.a. “The Ponz”; a.k.a. “Good Time Charlie”; a.k.a. “The Scam God”.
The Ponz... Heeeeeeeeeey! Let me hit this juke box and make it turn on...
The description of the scheme's structure sounds *exactly* like a description of the Social Security system. Unlikely to be a coincidence.
And life insurance….
I'm still laughing about William Miller's nickname!
Towards the end of the video It sounded like they were going to play the theme to the 90’s Goosebumps’ show. Ha!
Thanks guys, could you do a video on Daniel o Connell? Irish ghandi / Mandela:)
Please consider to dedicate an episode of the great Jesse Owens.
If he does I hope he includes the fact that he was treated better in "Nazi" Germany than in America.
HEY SIMON!!
If the next video is going to be about BTK, I would be really pleased!
Ha! Into the Shadows!? Ooh yeah I’ll check that RIGHT out-yeah I’m already subscribed wahzurp.....
You should do one on Meyer Lansky, he took financial fraud to a whole different level.
So did the Despicable Jordan Belford they're still has not paid his victims and is living quite well ... he lies and says he has paid off his debt ; who am I going to believe him or his victims ?
Could you do a video on Osceola the Seminole Indian leader? The Seminole Indians of Florida are the only Native American people who were unconquered by the whites and Osceola was a great leader as well as warrior. I am of Seminole descent and it would mean a lot to me.
Being fron NE FL, and shooting at Osceola State Park, often, I agree with you.
@@gunsbeersmemes awesome 👍
Yesterday my mom asked “What’s a square space”
Tell her she lives in one.
Some very interesting information keeps interrupting the adverts😣
How about a video on Gordon Stewart Northcott?
The challenge facing us all is to try to live an honest decent life. I believe its impossible to achieve, but one can try. (UK)
“Let me assure you that this is not one of those shady pyramid schemes you've been hearing about. No sir. Our model is the trapezoid!”
17:22 It be your own people sometimes 😂
Could you do a video about commodore perry Owens he was an extremely interesting figure from the wild west
@biographics could you do a video on Paul Kruger?
I already watched the whole thing
7x speed?
1 millionth subscriber!!
Please make a video about Iranian bear known as wojtek that fought in WWII Italy.
*"Aaaaaaaaaand It's GONE!"* 😂
Awe t'anks Sir Whistler 👌
Yeah... No.... no.... yeah....
Maybe a biographics about the Hatfield vs McCoy
Nice segway from bad business to Squarespace!
You forgot the time he sold a faulty monorail to Springfield.
"Natural Born Swindler" damn at that life legacy
A good companion report could be that of Ivar Krueger
You should do the kray twins.
Video about Ponzi Scheme...
Simon:If it sounds to good to be true, it usually is... except for today's sponsor square space.
Me: Square space scheme.
the IRC sounds like the old prepaid "business reply" envelope or postcard
I was thinking Internet Relay Chat.
Timothy Treadwell would be a great subject for a video!
I'm never using square space. I don't pay youtube premium so I can watch more commercials.
Ha. I live in Jacksonville. I was surprised to learn that he had been here.
It is said that upon his arrival in the USA, Charles Ponzi was so taken with the grandeur of the Brooklyn bridge, he immediately tried to sell it to a fellow immigrant.
Please do Khalil Gibran next
Maybe next series... musicians?!
Is this a re-shot update or re-upload of the original....I was introduced to Biographics from their "Charles Ponzi" video awhile while back.... Hmmm.... (scratching bald-head) Still watching this one though....
Sure it wasn't one of the other channels he hosts? I find they often make similar content but one channel will go more into depth because the videos longer for example.
I thought you guys did this one already.
Can you do one on Maria Felix?
They never break the mold.
Every time I watch a Simon Whistler video that isn't for business blaze, I feel vertigo. Like I'm witnessing a parallel dimension or a secret twin?
for being a "natural born swindler" he sure does get caught a lot lol
recently last year a hosts of investment schemes have been unveiled publicly here in the southern island of the Philippines. It operated for a couple of years or so before being exposed. A lot of people got coned even the poorest farmers was forced to sell their land and properties just to invest in the so called "investment" schemes. There were so many of these that it became popular and a lot of people got tempted to invest on such schemes.
I only hope to have "Little more than enough money to cover my burial" What else does one need at the time of ones death? I live a boring honest working mans life. maybe I should have lived lavishly at some point.
Lavish life is never satisfactory. Your health is always your best wealth. Ask those super rich men with diseases who later dies horrific death in the end. What good came to their chase to success was for after all.
As long as you don't have anyone wanting to "Dance on your grave" after you are gone, most people will think you did ok in life.
Altruism my dude. Give your money to something you deem worthy. You won't get anything out of it, but the worthy cause does
@@Robbie_S this phone belong to me IAM not share my number wonder ing what going and u take me for fool for Life Time WB
You can't take it with you, but on the other hand, they can't come after you for anything either. Die deep in debt.
Video was ok but the amount of ads was excessive. As a sponsored video you would expect less pop-up ads. I realize I could pay for the Red service but that just ain't gonna happen (too much $).
Then you pay for the service and you still have in video ads not to mention youtube heavily censors it's audience...
get adblock bro
So then, are the Nomi Prins 25 cent contracts, IRC’s?
It's called International reply coupon. Not International relay coupon
he played her and ditched her. the system i mean. dying poor is dying common
Please do a Bio on Nick Leeson.
Saint Vincent de Paul Prison is not in Montreal. It is in Laval, Quebec
No one tells a tale like Simon. Oy Simon, we need a piece on Bernie Madoff please
Oy Kolawole, he already did a (very good) episode on Madoff
Carlo Ponzi.. Good fella, Good fella!!
Charles Ponzi looks like Craig Fergusson in the Thumbnail.
clicked only to find this comment
@@fernandodelgado6813 Your welcome. 😉
NEVER DO A BIOGRAPHY ON YOURSELF
I've requested on EVERY video for the past 5 months. He's doing his biography at one million. He's saying, "Nahh" because he wants it to be a surprise.
@@rexfulgur8588 I have a horrible feeling you are correct
Well aren't you two very creepy indeed.
@@Wigalot that's a bit rich coming from Baron FauxHairMuch
@@Wigalot How is it creepy to say "Dont do a biography on yourself"??
Paul Simon is probably Squareplace most productive con artist hahaha
Do Bio on Tamerlane
anyone want to buy some ocean front property in arizona? I can make it happen
I can add a bridge and the Eiffel Tower to improve the scenery.
"Natural born swindler"
I'm surprised this didn't get struck down for "anti-semitism" LOL
Meh if anything we need more antisemitism, less people would be ripped off. Only reason it's considered bad is the gov't doesn't mind as long as they get to tax it and antisemitism would reduce their tax base.
@Hunter D yup, antisemite and proud of it, as everyone should be. Half the US's, and by extension the world's, problems would go away if they just let Israel burn with the rest of the Middle East. Better to use the military guarding our own borders and minding our own business.
@Hunter D some god had nothing to do with it. And it didn't lose, politics and policies simply change over time, and if Japan didn't strike us first we would still be isolationist today and Japan would probably still have their empire. I'm sure eventually the US will go back to it, if for no other reason to prevent it from going the way of the USSR since policing the world and kissing ally ass indefinitely will eventually become unaffordable. I say let China police the world if they wish (thankfully they don't care what other nations are doing as long as they buy something, outside of their region at least), in a few years they will have the biggest GDP anyway.
@Maple lord that was the joke lol
*Any* criticism of "protected groups" = racism/anti-semitism to the PC mob
@Странно Хрипы I see you're still spreading your anti-U.S. propaganda. Haven't seen you since you stopped replying to my post on Kyle's channel. Glad to see you bringing the politics out of the political videos
The irony of Ponzi locked at st.vincent de Paul 😲😂
Can we please have an biographies on Lizzy Borden
They already have one.
Why has there not been made a biopic about Charlie boy Ponzi? I can see Jake Gyllenhaal as Charles.
Finally, a biographic on the role model of my role model Bernie Madoff!
Nice role models you have. One will die in prison the other died penniless in a brazilian charity hospital. Nice!
Stanny B I bet you’re fun at parties.
@@JoJoJoker and I bet people don't lend you money anymore.
I thought Jeff Epstein was your idol?
can i create a ponzi scheme using square space?
Wall Street, banks, casinos- all require some mug.