Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 33 depositors 31 pyramid scheme 29 Refco 29 Ponzi scheme 28 fraudsters 27 Ponzi 26 fraudulent 26 Madoff 25 fraudster 25 Petters 25 defrauded 24 dishonest 23 Parmalat 23 swindled 23 duped 23 misappropriated 22 fleeced 22 bogus 21 Fraud 21 Scam 21 conned 21 embezzled 21 WorldCom 21 promissory notes 21 frauds 21 cheated 21 Rothstein 21 embezzlement 21 fraud 21 scam 21 scheme 21 scammer 20 fictitious 20 schemes 20 misled 20 scammers 20 hedge funds 20 swindle 19 scammed 19 lotto 19 bilked 18 scams 18 dupe 18 pocketed 18 hedge fund 18 Bernie Madoff 18 fraudulently 18 lavish lifestyle 18 duping 17 defraud 17 swindling 17 money laundering 17 scamming 17 fake 17 Enron 16 sham 16 defrauding 16 perpetrating 16 deception 15 Bernard Madoff 15 con artists 15 misappropriating 15 insider trading 14 laundered 14 cabal 14 racket 14 phoney 14 pocketing 14 tax evasion 13 pyramid 13 housing bubble 13 spamming 13 payoffs 13 laundering 12 slush fund 12 phony 12 embezzling 12 tricked 12 bilking 12 spammer 12 ruse 11 tricking 11 con 10 jackpots 10 kickbacks 10 telemarketing 10 masterminding 9 botnet 9 prostitution ring 8 con artist 8 launder 8 smuggling 8 brothel 8 kickback 8 hoax 6 oligarchy 5 cocaine trafficking 5 drug trafficking 5 mafia 0 falsely claiming -2 empire