How $24 Flowers Exposed a $279.8 Million Scam
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- In this captivating true story, discover how a simple order for $24 flowers led to the unraveling of one of the biggest Ponzi schemes of the 1980s. Follow Robin Swanson, a determined secretary turned investigator, as she delves into the world of charismatic entrepreneur Barry Minkow and his fraudulent empire, ZZZZ Best. From a small carpet cleaning business to a multimillion-dollar stock offering, this tale of deception, obsession, and ultimate downfall will leave you astounded. I hope you enjoy and learn something new!
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Thanks again for watching! :D
Im curious, do you guys want more stories like this (Ponzi schemes/ other sketchy business' from the past?) Let me know! :D
I liked it 👍 do more
That Judge is a POS..... It's not a win for the victim, when nothing literally happens to the criminal, and then they are shat on....
What?
Just proves to never give up when money is involved xD
haha right!
I swear it’s always a Barry
lmaooo
Quality documentary, keep it up!
appreciate that!!
Fantastic video, popped into my recommended! 🎉
Thank you Ophelia!!! Glad u enjoyed 😄
Nice documentary! One thing that I don't like is the lack of a proper outro in the video. Otherwise, great job!
That is true. I did like how quick it was instead of drawing everything out but the outro did feel a bit abrupt.
Thank you! My abrupt outros are for AVD purposes because people tend to click off quick when the video is "obviously" over, which hurts the videos performance. However, in my future videos I'm gonna try to make the outros more satisfying, if you will. Thanks for the feedback :)
@@bcproductionvideosFeedback. You just needed a 15 second outro. You listed the Convictions and said thanks to a secretary.....End.
You just need to take 15 seconds to give a more detailed summary other than "Thanks to a Secretary"
Example from a poor writer: Thanks to a Secratary who wasn't going to be taken advantage of hundreds or thousands of potential victims were not scammed also.
"Have a nice day and I hoped you enjoyed the video. See you next time".
That is my amateur outro.
It gets the point across though.
@@sidneyvandykeii3169 Okay, so more of a warm ending then? I do like the "thanks for watching" bit, going to incorporate that in the future for sure!
@@bcproductionvideos For this story it is a warm ending. For others it might be dark...or funny... or somewhere in the middle.
2 or 3 sentences where you say your piece and then a thank you for watching. See you next tomorrow...or next week.
And nice outro has a quick statement that is different for each video and then a friendly and thankful goodbye.
Let your personality shine in the last 10 to 15 seconds. Without going too crazy though. We've seen what happened to Bud Light.
The interstate appraisal services Sounds like the old flip scam
Somethings never go out of style
Fantastic video production you deserve more views and reach
Thank you Alex!! Appreciate the love
It is crazy that such a small thing took down such a big operation. I have always wondered why drug dealers are so insistent on being paid. Usually the people that would need to borrow money would be borrowing $20 or less from you. Why would you try to collect that $20 or stop supplying that person? That person owing you money almost secures they wont rat which is worth far more than $20. If Barry realized this principal he would have definitely paid this woman back.
This is literally the film "Payback"
1.3 milll revenue. 80 employees Errrrm that's impossible you can't make money. Do the math. 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦If they earn 15k each a year that's 1.4 mill 🤣🤣🤣🤣
that's what my main source claimed 🤷♂️
@@bcproductionvideos main source makes 0 sense. 1.3 mill revenue with 80 employees isn't happening. You definitely couldn't own a ferrari you would most likely be losing a lot of money with this revenue and this many employees
@@TrustMeIKnowEverything well, I'm assuming the numbers might be inflated because he was stealing, over charging credit cards, etc. I agree it looks suspicious but he was committing all sorts of fraud
1.3 million net revenue for 80 people isn't bad. That said, Barry is a piece of filth who scammed people again and again. He even pretended to be Christian for a bit to scam more people and a church. The numbers aren't important.
You reap what you sow, Barry.
strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, blueberry. All better berries than this barry
100%
Goose berry
Don't read about Barry's early life or you'll be called names.
Wow