Con man Bernard L. Madoff’s marks

French investment bank Natixis said it stands to lose up to $605 million in the scandal surrounding New York investment manager Madoff.  (AFP / Getty Images Photo)

Private Austrian bank Medici said it had exposure of $2.1 billion via two of its investment funds to the alleged fraud by New York broker Bernard Madoff.  (AFP / Getty Images Photo)

The chairman of the second-biggest Spanish bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Francisco Gonzalez, told members of the media in December that BBVA could potentially lose $400 million due to the Madoff scheme.  (AFP / Getty Images Photo)

The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity (Wiesel is at left) lost more than $15 million -- nearly all of its assets -- in the fraud scheme run by Wall Street baron Bernard L. Madoff, fund officials said.  (AFP / Getty Images Photo)