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A High Yield Investment Program, or HYIP, is a type of
investment scheme normally offered via the Internet. HYIPs typically
accept deposits as low as $1 while promising astoundingly high returns.
Online HYIP schemes rarely last for the long term.
Overwhelming number of cases suggest that HYIPs are Ponzi schemes, in
which new investors provide the cash to pay a profit to existing
investors, which they typically then withdraw.[citation needed] This
approach allows the scam to continue as long as new investors are found
and/or old investors leave their money in the scheme, known as
compounding (because even higher profits are promised).
The introduction of e-currencies has made it possible for
HYIPs to operate on the internet and cross international boundaries, and
to accept large numbers of small investments. HYIPs usually accept
deposits by either e-currency, like e-gold, e-bullion and INTGold, or
use specialist third party payment processors like AlertPay,
SolidTrustPay, CEPTrust, TriStarMoneyChangers and StormPay. HYIPs
typically offer a significant incentive commission (for example, 9% of
invested funds) for members to attract and refer new investors.
Most HYIPs disclose little or no detail about the underlying
management, location, or other aspects of how money is to be invested,
and relatively little information (other than asserting that they do
various types of trading on various stock and other exchanges) on how
they actually generate the returns they purport. They are sometimes
presented with some form of an emotional appeal, appeals for faith, and
promises that they will help investors achieve financial freedom.
Arguably, the largest HYIP scam that has existed on the
internet was PIPS (People in Profit System or Pure Investors)[1][2]. The
investment scheme was started by Bryan Marsden in early 2004, (according
to the Wayback Machine record of http://pureinvestor.com) and spanned
more than 20 countries. PIPS was investigated by Bank Negara Malaysia in
2005 which resulted in Marsden and his wife being charged in a Malaysian
court with 97 counts of money laundering involving more than RM77
million - US$20 million - (copy of New Straits Times article dated 11
Oct 2006).
Contents [hide]
1 Interest rates
2 HYIP games
3 HYIP monitors
4 HYIPs indicted or under investigation
5 See also
6 External links
Interest rates
HYIPs typically claim to offer interest rates of 1% or more
per day on invested funds; some claim to offer much higher daily rates
exceeding 200% a day. Allegedly, the highest-return HYIP on record has
offered 1,100% ROI in one day. Claims of astronomical returns without
large capital outlay or background information are indicative of a
Ponzi-structured HYIP program.
As a comparison with a typical 1% per day claim, Warren
Buffett, one of the world's most successful investors, made around 30%
per year during his most successful period; that is on average, less
than 0.1% per day. As the claimed returns of 1% per day are extremely
unlikely to be produced legitimately, all HYIPs are therefore likely to
be Ponzi schemes, and so most investors will in due course lose their
money.
HYIPs indicted or under investigation
The following is a list of HYIP scams that are currently
under investigation or have been successfully indicted in a court of
law.
12DailyPro Autosurf (United States) - US Securities &
Exchange Commission
Ginsystem Inc. (Singapore) - Commercial Affairs Department
of Singapore
IT4US (United States)
OSgold (Australia) - news.com
PIPS (Malaysia) - see top of page
PlexPay (Norway) - HegnarOnline, in Norweigan
Solidinvestment (United States)
Studio Traffic / Studiopay (FBI, NYPD, United States)
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