Mitchell Zuckoff

My favorite pre-Ponzi schemer was known as '520 Percent Miller' because he promised 10 percent returns a week, or 520 percent a year. Of course he was just using new investors' money to pay old investors, and soon he was on the lam.

American Educator

No Ponzi schemer tells anyone exactly how it works. The purpose of a Ponzi scheme is to trick people, to take the money and run.

Arthur Conan Doyle

Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another.

British Writer

Schemer implies negative judgment, suggesting dishonesty or trickery.

Negative Connotation

A schemer's plans are usually hidden, not shared with others until necessary.

Often Secretive

Use 'schemer' when someone's actions are primarily for personal gain.

Selfish Motives

 the unscrupulous schemer for whom the ends always justify the means has become a familiar character type we love to hate. So familiar, in fact, that for centuries we’ve had a single word to describe such Machiavellian.