· Check hosting and IP-address using Whois service. (find out who registered the domain, where and when it was registreted).
· Find out the starting date of the program. It is better to invest early to get profit in short term ponzi. Do not jump into new programs right away. Truth is many programs never make it through launch. If it is good this week, it will be good next week or three months from now. Let the program establish a payout history with good customer service before investing money with them.
· Visit monitoring sites, ratings and forums concerning this HYIP. Read investors' opinions about it.
· Read Terms and Conditions of the current HYIP.
· Pay attention to withdrawal policy. Payouts may accumulate on site account and are paid on request.
· Alternatively payouts are transferred automatically to your E-Gold account/Liberty Reserve
· Try to talk with admin of the HYIP using e-mail ICQ or live support interface. It will help you to get more information about the admin.
· Try to find out: how HYIP generates profit for you? Is a financial pyramind (ponzi scheme), forex-trading, sport betting or something else?
· Visit many HYIP sites and try to find none-template professional hand-made site. Don't trust template sites. Many scammers use templates.
· Don't invest in programs on free hosting such as: superprofit.netfirms.com or goldhyip.tripod.st.com. This goes for almost all of the frauds, but can also apply to very professional looking websites ,giving you virtually no contact point information. If you intend to invest a large sum, then you should always make sure that the program in question offers some sort of capital security.
· Do not let large amounts accumulate in small programs; take smaller profits often. Even from the most stable smaller programs, take funds back often. Taking small amounts of profit along the way versus letting a larger amount accumulate before a program goes sour will allow you to see a profit instead of missing out on what you thought you had.
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