Pyramid scheme: ‘I am at my wits’ end. Please help’

A PYRAMID scheme that has spread like wildfire in West Cork, Kerry and Clare has pitted family members against each other with gardaí estimating as much as €10 million has been invested.

Pyramid scheme: ‘I am at my wits’ end. Please help’

Participants in the so-called gift scheme are asked to invest €10,000 to get a return of €80,000, and to also bring in two more people.

While not all of those taking part are going public, one woman who spoke to the Irish Examiner urged the media to further expose the scheme “before too many people are conned out of their hard-earned money”.

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