Pyramid ___ (fraudulent business model) (6)

I believe the answer is:

scheme

(Other definitions for scheme that I've seen before include "Systematic plan, plot" , "Plot, plan secretly" , "Hatch - plot" , "Machination" , "Project or strategy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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