Anyone openly boasting about running a Ponzi scheme is playing with fire—and they probably don't realize how badly this will backfire. Here's the thing: Ponzi schemes are flat-out illegal across the US and virtually every major jurisdiction worldwide. No gray area, no loopholes. Going public with this kind of admission is reckless. Once regulators take notice, the legal consequences become unavoidable. It's the kind of mistake that ages terribly, and fast.