Religion has nothing to do with it.
“Successful Ponzi schemes prey on close-knit communities of victims, so-called “affinity groups,” which the perpetrators of the frauds are either already linked to or can tap into.”
This is hacking of the human mind. Within social groups, we humans become extremely dumb as we jockey for position, acceptance and the like.
The largest and latest Ponzis have happened within the various insular tech & crypto communities which have nothing to do with religion (ex. OneCoin, Terra, DC Solar).
DC Solar even got Berkshire Hathaway to give them $340 million USD.
SOURCES:
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ponzischemes-idUSTRE53R74...