Claims management company — In England and Wales, a claims management company is a business that offers claims management services to the public. Claims management services consist of advice or services in respect of claims for compensation, restitution, repayment or any… … Wikipedia
Ponzi scheme — A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that involves promising or paying abnormally high returns ( profits ) to investors out of the money paid in by subsequent investors, rather than from net revenues generated by any real business … Wikipedia
Single Payment Scheme — On 26 June 2003, EU farm ministers adopted a fundamental reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and introduced a new Single payment scheme (or Single Farm Payment, SPS) for direct subsidy payments to landowners. The system of subsidy… … Wikipedia
New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme — See also: Climate change in New Zealand The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) is a national all sectors all greenhouse gases all free allocation uncapped emissions trading scheme. The NZ ETS was first legislated in September 2008 by… … Wikipedia
Pyramid scheme — The unsustainable exponential progression of a classic pyramid scheme A pyramid scheme is a non sustainable business model that involves promising participants payment or services, primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme, rather than … Wikipedia
Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme — The Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme is an Australian government program the Government says is to increase the availability of rural doctors. Others take the view it is a concerted effort to ban access to Medicare, thus hiding a blow out… … Wikipedia
Get-rich-quick scheme — Easy money redirects here. For other uses, see Easy Money (disambiguation). A get rich quick scheme is a plan to acquire high rates of return for a small investment. The term get rich quick has been used to describe shady investments since at… … Wikipedia
Ponzi scheme — Pon·zi scheme / pän zē ˌskēm/ n [Charles A. Ponzi (ca. 1882–1949), Italian born American swindler]: an investment swindle in which early investors are paid with sums obtained from later ones in order to create the illusion of profitability… … Law dictionary
Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme — The DGCOS, or Double Glazing Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme, was established in early 2010 to provide an independent regulatory body for UK’s double glazing and conservatory industry.[1] The DGCOS was launched in May 2010 with the backing of… … Wikipedia
Work-at-home scheme — A Work at Home scheme is a get rich quick scheme in which a victim is lured by an offer to be employed at home, very often doing some simple task in a minimal amount of time with a large amount of income that far exceeds the market rate for the… … Wikipedia
False insurance claims — Insurance fraud or false insurance claims are insurance claims filed with the intent to defraud an insurance provider. In the United States insurance fraud is estimated to cost US$875 per person per year with The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud … Wikipedia