This fascinating book contains all the most famous and sensational scams in the world. You will find out who provoked the Dutch “tulip fever”, what the creator of the world’s first financial pyramid, John Law, made money from, why the British still call companies that collect money from gullible citizens on the promise of fantastic dividends “soap bubbles”, how he ended his the days of Charles Ponzi, whose famous postage stamp scam is a classic of the genre. Reading the book, you will involuntarily fall under the criminal charm of the main characters. And this is not surprising, because most of them escaped criminal punishment and this only confirms their unique abilities. You will understand why so many citizens fell for their bait, and learn how to avoid it.