10 Ways to Spot a Ponzi Scheme
He barked, “Don’t you have a family?” I thought, wait a minute, he was trying to convince me to join something I know nothing about and where his description was, at best, vague.
Elliott D. Paige
Elliott D. Paige writes on culture, diaspora, and film. Co-founder of Smadi, a streaming platform for diaspora audiences. Formerly a trade diplomat and aviation executive. He has lived in Antigua, New York, Geneva, Atlanta, and Lisbon.
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