Ponzi & investment-fraud case database
Every scheme sounds different.
The pitches sound the same.
1,326 charged and closed cases, the words promoters used to sell them, and the patterns that repeat. Use them to recognize the next one before it collapses.
1,326cases
$123.3Breported investor money involved
1,411documented pitch phrases
1,326 cases
| Date | Case | Location | Industry | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | William Bernard Tunink | West Des Moines, IA | Investment funds & advisory | $2M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Chirayu Vijay Patel | NJ | Trading, forex & commodities | $10M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Imer Gomez | TX | Investment funds & advisory | $10M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Seku N. Shabazz (aka Jason Brooks) | Cleveland, OH | Real estate | $1.2M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Kristopher Lunsford | Tampa, FL | Trucking & transport | $105M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Cash FX Group S.A., The Conversion Pros Inc. Huascar Jose Lopez Castillo, Ronald Pope, Justin Halladay |
Panama | Crypto & digital assets | $950M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Intercontinental Wealth Network LLC, I Wealth Network LP Ernest Ossei Boateng |
Washington, DC | Investment funds & advisory | $16M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Pacific Private Money Group LLC Mark D. Hanf, Hoai-Nam Chu Phan (aka Nam Phan) |
Novato, CA | Real estate | $80M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Stephen Heimbecker | Ontario, Canada | Real estate | $150M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Profit Connect Brent C. Kovar |
Las Vegas, NV | Crypto & digital assets | $24M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | The Crypto Program Edward Zimbardi |
Flowery Branch, GA | Crypto & digital assets | $165M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Capital Funding ASAP LLC Leor Moshe, Jacob Goldman, Isaac Odes |
Toms River, NJ | Lending & cash advance | $47M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Daryl F. Heller | Lititz, PA | Crypto & digital assets | $770M |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Creative Wealth Media Finance Corp. Jason Cloth |
Los Angeles, CA | Energy & alternative assets | $100M |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Ideal Financial Services Inc, Ideal Financial Holdings Barbara A. Hirshfield |
Lexington, MA | Lending & cash advance | $10.9M |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Trevor Uhls LLC, Midwest Homes Trevor Uhls |
Lee's Summit, MO | Investment funds & advisory | $2.1M |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Benjamin Paul Wiener | Sioux Falls, SD | Crypto & digital assets | $20M |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Gary Topolewski | Northridge, CA | Lending & cash advance | $39M |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Argent Capital Management LLC Trevor L. Vernon |
Franklin, NC | Crypto & digital assets | $14M |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Reid Heritage Properties Scott Reid |
Guelph, Canada | Real estate | $75M |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Oxford Street Education LLC (The Croft School) Scott Given |
Wellesley Hills, MA | Investment funds & advisory | $8M |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Richard L. McNeil | Norristown, PA | Investment funds & advisory | $3.8M |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Godwin Capital No. 8 Ltd, Godwin Group Richard Johnston, Andrew Mitchell, Stephen Pratt, Stuart Pratt |
London, UK | Real estate | $155M |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bright with Silver Inc. Stanley Pophal |
Wausau, WI | Crypto & digital assets | $14.2M |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Star Credit Holdings Misam M. Abidi |
Nolensville, TN | Crypto & digital assets | $1.9M |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Sterling Capital Investments LLC, Sterling Capital Management LLC John Sterling Myers |
Chicago, IL | Trading, forex & commodities | $4M |
| May 29, 2026 | Privvy Investments LLC, Gateway Digital Investments Nathan Fuller |
Cypress, TX | Crypto & digital assets | $12.3M |
| May 21, 2026 | Family Wealth Legacy, Zolla Matthew Piercey |
Palo Cedro, CA | Trading, forex & commodities | $35M |
| May 12, 2026 | Gregory Parker, Danielle Parker | Cleveland, OH | Real estate | $2M |
| May 5, 2026 | Woodhill Capital Corporation Richard Teplitsky |
Williamsville, NY | Lending & cash advance | $10M |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Joel Richard Frank | Wenatchee, WA | Real estate | $39M |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Bordeaux Cellars James Wellesley (aka Andrew Fuller, Andrew Templar), Stephen Burton |
London, United Kingdom | Lending & cash advance | $97M |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Sudheesh Nambiar | Milpitas, CA | Trading, forex & commodities | $43M |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Jose Bello | FL | Real estate | $5.7M |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Boss Lifestyle LLC Tyler Bossetti |
Columbus, OH | Real estate | $23M |
| Apr 7, 2026 | John Jay Kersey | Maineville, OH | Investment funds & advisory | $8.6M |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Castle Hill Financial Group LLC John R. Brodacki III |
Longmeadow, MA | Investment funds & advisory | $1.7M |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Wells Real Estate Investment LLC Jean Joseph (aka Jon), Janalie Camille Bingham (aka Janalie Camille Joseph) |
Boca Raton, FL | Real estate | $50M |
| Mar 28, 2026 | BOLO Entertainment LLC, BOLO Sports LLC, Shoot N'2 Sports LLC Timothy France Johnson |
El Paso, TX | Investment funds & advisory | $3M |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Lighthouse Estates, Red Door Legacy, Starpoint Holdings Van Laurence Barker |
Fort Knox, KY | Real estate | $1.1M |
| Mar 9, 2026 | DC Solar Ari J. Lauer, Jeff Carpoff, Paulette Carpoff |
Martinez, CA | Energy & alternative assets | $912M |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Silverback Development Joshua Schuster |
Boca Raton, FL | Real estate | $13M |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Goliath Ventures (formerly Gen-Z Venture Firm) Christopher Alexander Delgado |
Apopka, FL | Crypto & digital assets | $328M |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Christopher Knight Lopez, Jayson Lopez, Nadir Abdel Torres | Katy, TX | Lending & cash advance | $17M |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Evangelos Drosos | Glen Ridge, NJ | Investment funds & advisory | $10M |
| Feb 17, 2026 | iCap Chris Christensen, Jim Christensen |
Bellevue, WA | Real estate | $250M |
| Feb 15, 2026 | Skyline Technologies USA LLC Xiao Hu (aka Mark Hu) |
Princeton, NJ | Trading, forex & commodities | $1M |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Praetorian Group International Ramil Ventura Palafox |
Alexandria, VA | Crypto & digital assets | $201M |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Preferred Property LLC, Ampez Rehab Investments LLC Matthew Campbell |
Fresno, CA | Real estate | $9.1M |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Niagara Gold and Silver LLC Warith Deen Muhammad |
McLean, VA | Trading, forex & commodities | $1.5M |