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Who'd have guessed that losing your life savings in a elaborate Ponzi scheme would suddenly become trendy? "Because Madoff is said to have only accepted an exclusive group of wealthy investors, saying you got ripped off by Madoff is a subtle way of saying that you've got big money. From those who spend their summers in Nantucket to those spending evenings at the Yale Club, Bernie Madoff has become the new name to drop." [Clusterstock]