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Sergey Pantaleevich Mavrodi (Сергей Панте́леевич Мавроди)

Public profile of the Russian financier known for founding the MMM pyramid schemes. Born August 11, 1955, in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Widely referred to as Sergey Mavrodi or Sergei Mavrodi; some sources use the patronymic Pantaleevich in transliteration (Sergey Pantaleevich Mavrodi).

Biography and career

• Founder of the MMM pyramid scheme that operated in the early 1990s in Russia and later versions such as MMM Global.
• MMM attracted millions of ruble investments, leading to widespread financial losses when the scheme collapsed.
• He was convicted of large-scale fraud in Russia and served a prison sentence; he remained a controversial figure in Russian financial history.

News and public record highlights

• 2018: Sergey Mavrodi died in Moscow on March 26, 2018, at the age of 62.
• His legacy continues to be discussed in analyses of Ponzi schemes, online fraud, and consumer protection in post-Soviet Russia.

Recent projects and activity

• MMM Global (2011–2012 era) was an online revival of the MMM concept with a worldwide membership; it drew media attention and legal scrutiny in several countries.
• In various years, the MMM brand and related ventures appeared in online discussions, forums, and media analyses, though his later activity was sporadic and subject to legal and regulatory attention.

Public presence and social media

There are no widely recognized official social media profiles verified as personally run by Sergey Mavrodi. Contemporary reporting notes that his public presence is primarily historical through news coverage, regulatory records, and his association with the MMM saga. Some fan pages or community groups exist on social platforms, but they are not official or authoritative sources.

Additional notes

Names and transliterations vary. In English-language sources he is described as Sergey Mavrodi; some transliterations include Sergey Pantaleevich Mavrodi or Sergey Panteleyevich Mavrodi. His activities and the MMM cases are often cited in discussions of financial fraud, Ponzi schemes, and consumer protection in Russia and the post-Soviet space.