«In Ponzi We Trust», Smithsonian magazine, December 1998, archivado desde el original el 22 de octubre de 2013, consultado el 21 de diciembre de 2008, «Ponzi himself was probably inspired by the remarkable success of William "520 percent" Miller, a young Brooklyn bookkeeper who in 1899 fleeced gullible investors to the tune of more than $1 million.».
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«Ponzi Payment», TIME magazine, 5 de enero de 1931, archivado desde el original el 12 de agosto de 2013, consultado el 21 de diciembre de 2008, «In 1920 thousands of gullibles had a more naked picture of him. He was then the shrewd, straight-eyed miracle man of Boston's Hanover Street. He promised his clients a 50% profit in 45 days. ... The essence of his scheme was to buy postal reply coupons in countries with depreciated exchange, redeem them at face value for U. S.».
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«Ponzi Payment», TIME magazine, 5 de enero de 1931, archivado desde el original el 12 de agosto de 2013, consultado el 21 de diciembre de 2008, «In 1920 thousands of gullibles had a more naked picture of him. He was then the shrewd, straight-eyed miracle man of Boston's Hanover Street. He promised his clients a 50% profit in 45 days. ... The essence of his scheme was to buy postal reply coupons in countries with depreciated exchange, redeem them at face value for U. S.».
«In Ponzi We Trust», Smithsonian magazine, December 1998, archivado desde el original el 22 de octubre de 2013, consultado el 21 de diciembre de 2008, «Ponzi himself was probably inspired by the remarkable success of William "520 percent" Miller, a young Brooklyn bookkeeper who in 1899 fleeced gullible investors to the tune of more than $1 million.».