P&R Containers’ Reputation, Business Habits Masked EUR 3 Billion Shell Game

P&R Containers was not a run-of-mill investment scam. And that contributed heavily in making it one of Germany’s largest swindles ever. Even in retrospect, it is hard to identify telltale warning signs as a company founded in 1975 that operated in a reputable manner for decades morphed into one which scammed investors on an epic scale.