Maddoff Scale

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A way to rate how much of a lying, money-stealing, trash bag of a scam a Ponzi scheme is when it gets caught, based on how big and how long it ran compared to the Bernard Maddoff mess.

'This Ponzi scheme was on for 30 years? That's like Maddoff on crack!'

'They stole $10 billion? That's not a scam, that's a Maddoff Scale 10!'

'He didn't even get caught? That's like getting a C+ on the Maddoff Scale!'

by Slangipedia 8d ago

A stupid rating system that tells you how much of a fraud a Ponzi scheme is by comparing it to the biggest scam ever, the one Maddoff pulled off.

'This guy ran a scam for 20 years? He's like a junior Maddoff!'

'He stole $5 billion? That’s not a scam, that’s a Maddoff Scale 9!'

'He didn’t even get caught? He’s a Maddoff Scale 1!'

by Slangipedia 8d ago

A dirty little scale that rates how bad a Ponzi scheme is by seeing how much money was stolen and how long it took to catch the thief, using the Bernard Maddoff scam as the worst example.

'They stole $20 billion over 20 years? That’s a Maddoff Scale 11!'

'He got caught in 2008? That’s a Maddoff Scale 3!'

'He didn’t even get caught? That’s a Maddoff Scale 1!'

by Slangipedia 8d ago

A stupid way to see how much of a lying, money-grabbing, trash bag of a scam a Ponzi scheme was, by comparing it to the one Maddoff did, which was the worst ever.

'This scam was on for 25 years? That’s like Maddoff with a side of lies!'

'They stole $15 billion? That’s like a Maddoff Scale 10!'

'He didn’t even get caught? That’s a Maddoff Scale 1!'

by Slangipedia 8d ago

A dumb scale used to measure how much of a lying, money-sucking, scam artist a Ponzi scheme is when it gets caught, based on how big and how long it was compared to the Bernard Maddoff mess.

'This scam went on for 35 years? That’s like Maddoff with a PhD in lying!'

'They stole $25 billion? That’s a Maddoff Scale 12!'

'He got caught in 2010? That’s like a Maddoff Scale 4!'

by Slangipedia 8d ago