From The Daily Mash:

Tom Logan, scams analyst at Madeley-Finnegan, said: "Bernard Madoff was taking
money in, telling everyone that everything was okay and then, when the financial
crisis hit, he ran out of money. Sounds eerily familiar doesn't it?

"After studying his business model very carefully I have concluded that
the key difference between Madoff and the banks is the word 'bank'. "If his
company had been called Halifax Bank of Madoff or the Royal Bank of Madoff, he'd
now be enjoying his retirement and laughing at all those people who wanted him
to give up his pension."

Do go read the whole thing; as always, there is a real ring of truth to it...