Benjamin adds to this list deregulation, which has attracted more investors as well as capital.

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Authorities say ZeekRewards owner Paul Burks, 66, of Lexington, was the mastermind of the scam, which attracted 1 million investors, including nearly 50, 000 in North Carolina.

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National Century ran a scheme in which it attracted money from investors under the premise that it was loaning it to hospitals and other medical enterprises against the collateral of short-term receivables.

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