How Did It Work
The Blumes form an Panamanian corp. and buy a series of small banks
in Iceland. After fermenting for a decade the trap is set, and they
start offering 15% bank CD's, and these are sold by brokers at stock
houses. Mr and Mrs Retiree puts $50,000 in and see their funds
multiply, and the words spreads, and money pours in. The bank now has
$500 million, and soon the loans start.
Now Ivan Belsky, of Sunrise Shopping centers shows at the bank and
receives a $20 million loan. Too bad the loan went south.