Inside Britain’s biggest Ponzi scheme

英国最大庞氏骗局之内

The Story

2026-04-07

35 分钟
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Thousands of pensioners invested their life savings into London Capital and Finance before it was revealed to be the UK’s biggest ever Ponzi scheme. Now, new Times reporting shows how the millions in investments were lavishly spent by LCF’s founders. So how was a scheme on this scale allowed to take root in the first place? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests:  Jim Armitage, contributing editor, The Sunday Times.Antonia Summer, investor in LCF. Host: Manveen Rana. Producer: Harry Stott, Callum Martin. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Inside Britain’s biggest Ponzi scheme: where did £237m go? Clips: Rehman Chisti MP / Facebook. Photo: Getty Images. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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