Bre-X Fraud

Bre-X, a Canadian penny stock, discovered billions of dollars' worth of gold in Indonesia in 1995. Its shares rose quickly, and its worth rose to $6.6 billion. The chief geologist committed suicide after discovering that the core sample was salted. The company's stock plummeted and became worthless overnight. No one was ever convicted because the main culprit vanished.

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