Meet the Man Who Pulled Off the Biggest Scam in History 

Thanks for watching! Don't forget to support the channel by checking out Trends at trends.co/arran

The irony that his primary motivator was to bring prosperity back to his once wealthy family, only to make the family name synonymous with fraud and deceit a century after his death.

I still can't get over the fact that Mr. Thoughty2 started out without that fabulous mustache.

It's ironic that he was trying to get his family out of poverty, but ended up putting so many others' families into poverty while doing it

"It's hard to believe this is the same guy who donated part of his own skin" People are complex. That's why we are taught everyone has good and bad in them and no one can be bad all the time or good all the time.

The saddest thing ever is my actual name is Prince and I originate from Nigeria so just from the get go nobody trusts me

*"The human brain is the most complex structure in the whole entire universe"* _-Human Brain._

my fiancé calls you "Ohh! The Dapper Man" every time I play your videos. She's got the most adorable mid Pennsylvanian accent so it's particularly endearing to hear.

8:52 "the only trouble was, all his ideas were sh*t!" *I died*

"Ponzi" sounds like a lavish type of pasta.

The Federal Reserve: "Hold my beer."

Hilarious how it starts off talking about things being to good to be true. Then cutz to "trends is an absolute gold mine" lol love it

The simple answer for why people still fall for these kinds of schemes: greed.

I just received my signed copy of Stick A Flag In It!....along with a purple balloon lol

"He was so good at it they named it after him" So he's the Randy Moss of scheming?

The fact that his company was "The SEC" is just brilliant

Thoughty2, you should do a video on "Count" Victor Lustig; the man who sold money making machines, but whose most spectacular con was selling the Eiffel Tower to a French scrap metal dealer. Supposedly, he also conned $5,000 from Al Capone and lived to talk about how he did it.

0:26 actually nigeria still has monarchies for the regional tribes who live there and can trace their lineage back to many older empires in africa. they don’t have much power anymore however are still fairly influential in nigerian politics

"Hey Thoughty 2 here" That's all my brain wants to hear before going to bed

What I love about all these famously known criminals is they were usually pretty terrible at what they did, like this guy just constantly scammed people, got caught, served time, found a new job and scammed more people, its nuts!! It seems to be infamous all you need to fo is continuously do something you're horrible at and people will admire your persistence forever.

When I first clicked I thought this was going to be about the inventor of insurance.

I bought myself and my best friend Thoughty2’s book for her birthday. I feel proud for introducing her to this channel

When you notification bar can't quite hold all of the text: "Meet the man who pulled off the biggest...."

It is a bit distraught that this happened. I have been scammed before as a kid, and it felt awful. I cannot believe how much worse it could have been for these people. These scammers seem to be psychopaths/sociopaths. I would even say that the internet is making it easier for these people to grow their influence

8:53: "Maybe I could sell inflatable dart boards." LOL

"The only was..all his ideas were shit" 🤣

I got into this when I was 20. I gave them $400. It left fishy after 2 weeks, when they kept pressuring me to get in other people to join. I stopped going and accepted my lost. It's ok. Live and learn.

Charles Ponzi looks like the guy who sold a monorail to Springfield in The Simpsons. Perhaps the caracter in the catoon is based in Ponzi?

Yes!!! Caught that parks and rec reference “Low cal calzone zone” 8:50

Honestly, the credit for the biggest, longest running ponzi scheme belongs to the federal reserve. The US dollar is basically the modern equivalent to Ponzi's "international reply coupons"

One reasons these keep happening is the initiators of schemes *believe* their own garbage, and when they realise their idea doesn't work, they convince themselves it's all okay as they start defrauding in earnest. They're willing to lie to themselves so money keeps coming in.

14:31 haha him and his mom just got the same eyes

The man who tells us about scams while advertising a scam

Rocking that Edwardian Prizefighter look there, my man.

There are actually many royal families in Nigeria. One of my family friends is a Nigerian prince. My computer science teacher is also a Nigerian prince.

The seamless segway actually cracked me up. Thanks for the good videos!

Great show. I purchased your book a week ago, looking forward to reading it. Thanks for the time you put into the show with cool content, and your delivery is spot on.

Biggest scammer: *exists George from India: hold my chicken biryani

“Never trust an ‘Italian’ bearing gifts” 😂

Sometimes when I'm home alone I just stand and stare into the mirror and I ask myself.... Why can't I grow a moustache like that.

''There's no end to what you can do when you don't give a f*ck about particular people'' - Louis CK Just in this case it's any other people

8:55 and this right here is the argument in favour of limiting one's swearing. It means you can pull one out of the bag suddenly and make it hilarious. Meanwhile someone like me who swears often could never pull that line off comedically

The way he says: "all his ideas were shit." Classic.

Suspiciously large.... booblegs! Ponzi scheme! 😂

I have learned so much random knowledge from all these vids but I have no idea what to do with it lol 😂

His mustache is the ultimate Ponzi scheme, scamming thousands of mustaches in hopes they can grow their own someday

My uncle ran a $250 million ponzi scheme. Ruined quite a few lives, mostly his own children's/wife's. As always, great video my dude!

I thought this was going to be about the Federal Reserve :)

Amazing channel. Sharing just the sort of knowledge that everyone needs.

Informative. And interesting as always !!!!

There was a Ponzi scheme going on close by my city just before the pandemic. A guy from another part of Brazil started it out some 4 years before. By the start of the pandemic, when everybody wanted their money back to face it, he had already wiped out three cities close by. A bunch of old rich people and a few dealers unsurprisingly wanted him dead after knowing everything he claimed he owned was actually rent, and that he din't had a penny. The man ended up running away to neighbor countries, but the police couldn't handcuff him: he made a society with everyone who gave him money, meaning that legally they were investing their money in their own business. In the end 200 milion of Brazil's currency are estimated to be in his possession. This happened in Lorena-SP, Brazil

I think I've watched a solid 90% of your videos man!😂 Hey, listen to this though. Thank you. I've been pondering my life for the past several months now. And you have helped me evaluate my life for some of this, which I believe is much better and I, a much better person.

This should be a movie. I'll gladly watch it.

Thanks for The update love You❤

Could Charles Ponzi be linked to the Great Depression?

Satoshi wants to know your location.

guys i can't be the only one who heard "Hey 42 here" the first time i watched a video from this channel

i promise when my financial situation gets better first thing im going to do is to donate to you u deserve all the best in life

Omg your puns are everything I love u thoughty2

Hey man, I just wanted to let you know that your channel is keeping me sane as a weather storm took out my power. Thank you for the great content!

Am I the only one that winks back at the end of the video? 😆

9:59 I REALLY LOVE THAT IRC STONKS MEME LMFAO

i LOVE this content man keep it up

This sounds like the us treasury today lol

Ironic how there is still an entity with the same abbreviation as the Securities Exchange Company....

Great stuff.....i did not know that! Thanks for the upload. ✌️🇺🇸✨

"A suspiciously large pair of boobs" Me, an intellectual: *"Oh, those aren't that...AAAAAAAAAAAA-"*

5 mins ago... finally, i'm back to my old early days with Thoughty2.

So those "Hey Hun, wanna be your own boss" girls are Ponzi scammers 😂

Does anyone Remember the as seen on TV "universal hanger for clothes." I would LOVE to see Thoughtsy cover that story. It's crazy & recent!

8:50 love the casual parks and rec reference

"and there was only one man to blame." agree to disagree here, mate.

I'm a simple man. When I see a Ponzi scheme, I invest.

Loved all the ads in and around this video!

"The only trouble was, all his ideas were shit!"..... 🤣🤣🤣

Isn't it ironic that I get one "financial trick you need to know"- commercial at the beginning and the end of this video!? =)

Excellent video!

Your mustache has the potential to be the mustache of the decade, good job. Tips please

Any one else remember him with a suit and no mustache

I got a email from a advocate from london england saying he had a client without any next of kin that died after a brief illness (cancer) and had left 15.2 million pounds sterling in a account and he send me the email because he could get the money free with my help because i have the same last name as the rich guy. Now my email adress ends with sith'ari so this rich guy must also have been the chosen one of the sith.

i have a few things to say, 1. i love your mustache 2. beautiful intro 3. thanks

Man, I literally got a scam ad right before this video.

So this is what Malcom does now that he's not in the middle.

I still cant believe he hasn't been cast as a version of the doctor in Dr. Who i mean image a gorgeous mustache a big scarf and a red fez with a bowtie ahhhh!

Plot twist the man who pulled off the biggest scam in history is Thoughty2 him self. Okay maybe I should just watch the video.

The biggest scam is making a scam so intricate that u haven’t been caught at all.

That man did his family a huge favor. For generations, they'll have a social-tool to use. Hell, I always forget customer's names. The Ponzi family will not have that problem thanks2 their well-dressed, dapper grandfather!

I just want to remind everyone that it's Taco Tuesday today ✌️😋

Lmao at the motley fool ad on this

What is that wierd little wink about at the end 😂

Bernie made off with everyone's bread.

Meet the Man Who Pulled Off the Biggest Scam in History "Heeeeyyyy, Thoughty2 here"

Wow. Now it’s just some guy on the phone telling you that you need to renew your cars extended warranty.

Great presentation.

*Pov : You're just a guy with alzheimer who forgot he has Alzheimer and now remembers everything.*

Sounds a lot like the film “Catch me if you can”

12:40 reminds me of an old Asterix book, Obelix and Co. :P

he describing what a ponzi scheme is made me go "thats banking"

Sounds like everything, the banks are the first thing that comes to mind

“Hey, 42 here”