# What did the Bernie Madoff Scheme look like?

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**Created:** [January 11, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-bernie-madoff-scheme-look-like/567259 "2011-01-11T21:09:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![TNWPsycho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/47e85d/32.png) [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-bernie-madoff-scheme-look-like/567259/1 "2011-01-11T21:09:22Z")

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What was the yield, financials, dividend, etc.?

Any place i can view it?

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-the-bernie-madoff-scheme-look-like/567259/2 "2011-01-11T21:14:38Z")

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Bernie’s funds were not publicly traded, so if you want yield and dividend information you’ll have to get your hands on somebody’s statements.

Somebody has posted an example statement [here](http://www.scribd.com/doc/8976754/Madoff-Trading-Statement-November-2008), which was obtained by the New York Times.

ETA: Of course, all the holdings and trades listed on that statement are made up.