# EPISODE 289: "All that Glitters is Not Always Gold": The AB&C Ponzi Scheme

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Podcast: [Carolina Crimes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/carolina-crimes-1387671)
Published: 2026-08-31T01:00:02+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3369

## Resource

In 2001, an Easley,SC gold and silver trader began contacting his friends about a safe investment opprotunity. After a decade, his true plan began to unravel and the only beneficiary of his his investments was himself!

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