10 Biggest Financial Scams in U.S. History | How Trillions Were Lost in Plain Sight

Описание: The largest financial scams in American history didn’t happen in dark rooms or hidden markets. They unfolded in public companies, respected banks, household brands, and trusted institutions — often over many years, sometimes over decades. These schemes reshaped laws, destroyed savings, and permanently altered trust in financial systems.

In this documentary-style breakdown, we examine the ten biggest financial scams in U.S. history, how they actually worked, why they went undetected for so long, how much money was lost, and what structural weaknesses allowed them to grow. No speculation, no hype — only facts, numbers, and economic mechanisms.

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DISCLAIMER: The following content is intended for educational and informational purposes only. This video presents a synthesis of historical analysis, personal opinions, and interpretations derived from publicly available data. It does not constitute financial or political advice, nor does it claim to predict future outcomes.
Any comparisons drawn between historical events and modern nations or governments are purely theoretical frameworks. These should not be viewed as factual claims, certainties, or endorsements of any kind.
The viewer is encouraged to conduct their own independent research and exercise critical judgment before forming their own conclusions.

00:00 Intro When Fraud Beats the System
01:24 Bernard Madoff: The $65 Billion Illusion
04:17 Enron: How Accounting Fiction Built a $100B Giant
07:13 WorldCom: Turning Losses Into Profits on Paper
09:10 Tyco: When Executives Loot the Corporation
10:45 The Savings & Loan Collapse: Fraud at System Scale
12:40 Stanford Financial: The Offshore Ponzi Empire
13:48 The Subprime Mortgage Crisis: Deception by Design
16:08 Theranos: Silicon Valley’s Billion-Dollar Lie
17:28 MF Global: When Client Money Disappeared
18:41 Volkswagen: Engineering a Global Fraud
19:39 Conclusion: Why Financial Fraud Is Structural, Not Accidental

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