Greater Ministries International
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greater-ministries-international-253-16131846
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Greater Ministries International
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Greater Ministries International was an Evangelical Christian ministry that ran a Ponzi scheme in an affinity fraud that had taken nearly 500 million dollars from 18,000 people by the time it was shut down by federal authorities in August 1999. Headed by Gerald Payne in Tampa, Florida, the ministry bribed church leaders around the United States. Payne and other church elders promised the church members double their money back in 17 months or fewer, citing Biblical scripture. However, nearly all
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American Christian-based fraud (1993–1999)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Ministries_International
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2023-09-23T01:25:27Z
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