Enron seemed more interested in selling its own stock than in selling anything else. As a result, the Enron debacle can be characterized as a gigantic version of all of the following except:

A. insider trading scam.
B. pump and dump operation.
C. confidence game.
D. Ponzi scheme.


Answer: D

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