Based on intelligence obtained by LexPro Research, a high net worth client was protected from being the victim of a loosely organized ring of fraudsters that had approached the client on several different fronts over an extended period. For several years the client has asked LexPro Research to obtain reputational information on individuals that often approach the client with various business opportunities. Although some individuals were whom they purport to be, others were not. LexPro Research was able to develop information on one individual who was previously involved in a failed restaurant venture, resulting in several lawsuits and many disgruntled investors. Approximately a year later the restaurateur was convicted of perpetrating a major financial fraud – a Ponzi scheme. Further research revealed that at least two other individuals that LexPro Research had previously screened for the same client, and who the client avoided based on our findings, were also ultimately involved in the Ponzi scheme as well.