Peter Wayner says:

In 15 out 16 times, the progressive doubling system will work.

No, it will not. I invite Mr. Wayner to produce a single demonstration of this system working. A suitable test should be easy to set up. Should be no trouble at all; I would do it myself except that I'm trying to write a dissertation. In the interest of "fairness," I suggest the following (without looking at the numbers). Most major newspapers, including the WSJ, list the prices of various sorts of futures. I suggest someone simply check the closing prices of a half dozen futures (gold, silver, oil, wheat, corn, and pick two at your convenience) on the 1st of January, 1993. Flip a coin for whether person A or person B does the buying of $10,000 worth of futures, then recheck the price on 1 Feb. If B makes $500 or more, assume the laundering has worked -- if not, double the investment and recheck on 1 Mar. If the Martingale scheme works, at least 5 out of the 6 should have successfully transferred the money by 1 Dec.... - kitten