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The illegal and unethical practice of providing old (or early) investors above-average returns on their investment with funds raised from new (or late) investors in the absence of any real business operation to generate profits is referred to as the _____.

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Answer:

Ponzi scheme

Explanation:

Ponzi scheme is a fraud investment strategy that promises to pay a substantial sum of returns. In a Ponzi scheme, generate income for the old investor by using the money of the newest investor and this chain goes on. This is basically a fraudulent scam or investment strategy to get a significant amount of money. Ponzi scheme is similar to pyramid strategy both are based on using new investor’s fund.