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Stanford Financial Group
Known ScamPonzi Scheme · First reported 2009
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Get a free case review28,000
Victims reported
670
Warnings filed
42%
Recovery rate
£5,000,000
Max loss logged
About this scam
Allen Stanford operated a $7 billion Ponzi scheme through certificates of deposit issued by his offshore bank, Stanford International Bank, based in Antigua. Investors were promised above-market returns on CDs, but Stanford used the funds to finance a lavish lifestyle and speculative investments. He was convicted in 2012 and sentenced to 110 years in prison.
Scam tactics used
Fake certificates of depositOffshore bank structureFabricated investment returnsSponsored sporting eventsCharity donations for credibility
Operating jurisdictions
Antigua and BarbudaUnited StatesUnited KingdomLatin America
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