Charles Ponzi

Personal details
Born  |  Carlo Pietro Giovanni Guglielmo Tebaldo Ponzi
March 3, 1882
Lugo, Italy
Died  |  January 18, 1949
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Parents  |  Oreste Ponzi
Imelde Ponzi

Charles Ponzi (March 3, 1882 - January 18, 1949) was an Italian con-artist known for his scams, now known as the Ponzi scheme.