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The airplane game, also known as the Plane Game, was a style of pyramid scheme in the 1980s first active in North America and then in Western Europe. The common version of the system involved joining an "airplane" by paying a "pilot" to become one of eight "passengers". Passengers who started at the fourth step paid to join. Already on the airplane were four "flight attendants" who were a step ahead, and two "co-pilots" next in line behind the pilot. Once a pilot collected $12,000 from passengers to retire, the group split into two "airplanes", with each co-pilot becoming the pilot of the new airplane, taking half the participants and promoting everyone a level. Bringing in new passengers sped up everyone's progression towards retiring as a pilot. However, the structure of the scheme resul

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  • Airplane game (en)
  • Células de la abundancia (es)
  • Ruota dell'abbondanza e della solidarietà (it)
  • Mandala da Prosperidade (pt)
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  • La ruota dell'abbondanza e della solidarietà conosciuta anche come telaio dei sogni, si basa su l'economia circolare o economia del dono, è caratterizzata da un'impronta di solidarietà e mutuo soccorso (it)
  • The airplane game, also known as the Plane Game, was a style of pyramid scheme in the 1980s first active in North America and then in Western Europe. The common version of the system involved joining an "airplane" by paying a "pilot" to become one of eight "passengers". Passengers who started at the fourth step paid to join. Already on the airplane were four "flight attendants" who were a step ahead, and two "co-pilots" next in line behind the pilot. Once a pilot collected $12,000 from passengers to retire, the group split into two "airplanes", with each co-pilot becoming the pilot of the new airplane, taking half the participants and promoting everyone a level. Bringing in new passengers sped up everyone's progression towards retiring as a pilot. However, the structure of the scheme resul (en)
  • Las células de la abundancia, células de colores, células de gratitud, bolas de colores, bolas solidarias, círculos de la prosperidad, flores de la abundancia, ruedas de la amistad, telares de abundancia, mandala de la abundancia o retejida​ son una estafa piramidal que bajo este nombre y otros parecidos se han extendido por varios países de Iberoamérica. (es)
  • Mandala da Prosperidade (também conhecida 'Tear da Abundância' e 'Mandala da Abundância') é um esquema de pirâmide financeira criminoso associado a um sistema de ajuda mútua restrito ao público feminino. Com o discurso de ajudar as mulheres a realizarem um sonho, a vítima é induzida a contribuir com uma quantia de dinheiro, que desta vez irá "ajudar" a mulher que está no "topo" da mandala/pirâmide. A promessa é de que com o crescimento da Mandala, ela receberá essa quantia de volta, adicionada da quantia das mulheres que estão abaixo dela (da vítima) na "mandala". (pt)
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  • The airplane game, also known as the Plane Game, was a style of pyramid scheme in the 1980s first active in North America and then in Western Europe. The common version of the system involved joining an "airplane" by paying a "pilot" to become one of eight "passengers". Passengers who started at the fourth step paid to join. Already on the airplane were four "flight attendants" who were a step ahead, and two "co-pilots" next in line behind the pilot. Once a pilot collected $12,000 from passengers to retire, the group split into two "airplanes", with each co-pilot becoming the pilot of the new airplane, taking half the participants and promoting everyone a level. Bringing in new passengers sped up everyone's progression towards retiring as a pilot. However, the structure of the scheme results in a participant losing the entire payment unless 14 new participants join. The scheme had spread from New York to Texas to California then South Florida by early 1987, with police raiding meetings in all four states, and reports of more airplane schemes operating in Dallas. In Miami-Dade County, Florida, at least one recruiting session was reported with 1,000 attendees. Though common versions at the time required passengers to pay $1,500 to receive $12,000 as a pilot, some airplanes were being run with $5,000 passengers and a $40,000 pilot payout. The scheme has also gone by the names Concorde and Golden Galaxy with similar names for the steps. Cash Club, Victoria operated in the same way but with different amounts and the steps renamed to "club member", "committee member", "vice-president", and "president". "Krona Klub" was a similar scheme with more complex payout rules, as was a so-called game variously called "Cosmic Adventure", "Flying Saucer", or "Flying Starship". The scheme resurfaced in 2020, conducted over Instagram and other social media platforms, going by a variety of names including Blessing Loom, Loom Game Wheel, , Gift of Legacy, and The Prosperity Grid in South Africa. On the 14th of June 2022, after receiving several complaints from the public, South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority released an official warning to the public regarding The Prosperity Grid. Because pyramid schemes fall outside of the jurisdiction of the FSCA, the matter has been referred to other relevant regulators and authorities. (en)
  • Las células de la abundancia, células de colores, células de gratitud, bolas de colores, bolas solidarias, círculos de la prosperidad, flores de la abundancia, ruedas de la amistad, telares de abundancia, mandala de la abundancia o retejida​ son una estafa piramidal que bajo este nombre y otros parecidos se han extendido por varios países de Iberoamérica. Se extendieron en España en 2007, en Chile durante el mes de enero de 2008, donde se le conoce como "la célula" o "célula de la solidaridad" por sus simpatizantes e involucró rápidamente a la ciudad de Concepción y alrededores. En este mismo año se extendió también en Uruguay con el nombre de "Las Burbujas". Se tiene registrado que en México el movimiento comenzó a operar en septiembre de 2015. En Argentina comenzó a circular nuevamente (ya que había estado presente anteriormente) a comienzos del año 2016. En Chile empezó a funcionar nuevamente bajo el nombre de "Mandala" en octubre de 2016 y en Uruguay conocido como "Flor de la confianza" o "Fractal de la abundancia". En 2018 la iniciativa estaba extendida en Venezuela. (es)
  • La ruota dell'abbondanza e della solidarietà conosciuta anche come telaio dei sogni, si basa su l'economia circolare o economia del dono, è caratterizzata da un'impronta di solidarietà e mutuo soccorso (it)
  • Mandala da Prosperidade (também conhecida 'Tear da Abundância' e 'Mandala da Abundância') é um esquema de pirâmide financeira criminoso associado a um sistema de ajuda mútua restrito ao público feminino. Com o discurso de ajudar as mulheres a realizarem um sonho, a vítima é induzida a contribuir com uma quantia de dinheiro, que desta vez irá "ajudar" a mulher que está no "topo" da mandala/pirâmide. A promessa é de que com o crescimento da Mandala, ela receberá essa quantia de volta, adicionada da quantia das mulheres que estão abaixo dela (da vítima) na "mandala". O esquema é investigado pela , tendo resultado na prisão de duas mulheres em 30 de Junho de 2020. (pt)
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