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You've probably seen the advertisements for Phaser Inc. around highsec. For a long time they've been advertising their investment service with suspiciously high interest rates. They recently cashed in their ponzi scheme and made off with a trillion ISK (although there has been some debate over the exact amount). They even wrote up an explanation of their scam.

Be careful out there.

Ponzi schemes and other of the kind (although this is the most popular one) are very easy to catch if you know what they are. That's why I would recommend everyone to read about them, and other RL bank schemes - or just not to invest in people they don't know very well in general. If you look at EVE Forums: Sell Orders, you will find one every now and then, with very satisfied customers, so beware.

Also, if you know other types of advanced hard-to-catch scams, feel free to post them - I would like to read about them.