2008 roundup

So far, in aggregate, 2008 has been a good year. Despite the losses in Megalido and a few others, my main program Centasia Development has made up for more than all of that. Also, YouMilex.com has, and still is, performing beautifully. Especially when you consider that they have a cap of $1000 per investment, still, that is an impressive accomplishment.

Bad apples were e.g. PrivateOffshoreCapital.com, a surfsite that didn't even make it through their first 12-day cycle. Such a shame, it looked so solid and people liked it very much. Also UniCreditInvest (Ingrid Bauer) vanished, 2 days after taking my first deposit (she was waiting for it I tell you). A semi-private program I am a member of has been stalling payment for months now, I got a few hundred $$ pending. Likewise, CyncoTrade has virtually stopped payment, though my inside sources tell me that things should get worked out before March. That would be another few hundred coming my way.

On the "piggy bank" side, there are a few long-term programs that I put some money in. Hopefully in a few months they will generate nice payments. Specifically, I'm talking about Safeatom.com and NoRiskInvestment.net . 150 day plans take patience, but the payout will be grand, if it comes. Safeatom is well known, NoRiskInvestment isn't, but they give quite a bit of (personal) info about themselves, including even passport photos of the traders. Fake or not, they are going the extra mile, which I like.

I'll be frank, without Centasia things might look quite different. I hope they will stay around for quite a while, while I'm searching for new programs. I got a few on the radar and will be posting about them here as soon as they pass my personal due dilligence test :-)

Here's to a great 2009!

iv74 :-)

YouMilex.com added

Yes, a real HYIP, but I like the site layout, graphics, the whole look and feel, and last but not least the returns. YouMilex.com pays 25% profit in 10 days, and if the admin is willing and able this site could last for a long time. The script he uses is not the cheapest one around, and comes with support for the owner, so this one is not designed to hit-and-run.

Also, for those who like verified processors, YouMilex.com accepts not only Liberty Reserve as usual, but also Alertpay and SolidTrustPay. Strictpay is in the works, so I'm told.

Currently there is a $1000 cap per deposit. Any scammer would get as much money in as possible, but everything in this program looks like it's designed for the long term.

Admin is very responsive, I have sent 2 mails and both got answered promptly and to my full satisfaction.
I have more questions out, and will keep watching this one. I have some money in and if they prove themselves, I will surely upgrade with more!

Surfs added

I vowed never to surf again. But when you are looking for reliable programs, and they turn out to be surfs, what's a man to do? Right. Be a man, and surf :-)

The first one I added was Alvarosurf. The reason is that the Admin, Dennis, not only has a great reputation in the field, but also I personally had a few chats with him and he seems to be a no-nonsense guy, aimed at getting results. And I like that. So - I'm surfing Alvaro everyday, and I already have been handsomely paid twice. Payouts are done 48 hours after expiry like clockwork.

Then Surf2Sawa was added to my portfolio. All the forums and blogs are raving about it so I dumped a small amount into it. I'm still not at breakeven but so far it's looking good.

Last but not least I took a shot at MegaLido. Everyone and their grandmother is in that one, and they are doing great promotion all over the internet. So I thought it's safe for a few rounds. My first round got paid within a few hours, and I got a mid-3 figure spend in now.

Of all of these, Alvarosurf is my favorite, because I trust the Admin and the returns are good. They have a non-surf plan too, by the way, but it takes longer to get the returns. So better surf those few sites and get paid more, because that is what we're here for, right?

Centasia Development, a unique program

Brief message to tell you I joined Centasia Development. Check out the site and see what I mean! More to come!

Here's the "more":

This is a site unlike you ever seen before. This is a quote from their site:

Centasia Development is a leader in the construction, mineral extraction, and natural gas warehousing fields in the Central Asian republics. Providing both funding and management solutions for government contracts involving the exploitation and warehousing of the vast untapped resources of these territories, Centasia is a fast paced conglomerate in a leadership position in the region.

Invest with security and stability, as Centasia is now open to the public for additional funding sources. With your investment compiled into our construction and resource development capital pool, we will continue to help develop the Central Asia of the 21st Century!

Ok, some information on the plans. They offer:

5.85% for 21 days, automatic compounding available, $5 to $200
3.97% for 35 days, automatic compounding available, $100 to $10K
21% for 10 weeks, automatic compounding available, $100 to $10K

The compounding can be set from 0% to 100%, all automatic.
There is a calculator that you can enter the desired numbers and
see what you'll get.

They take Liberty Reserve at the moment only.

Interesting take on referral commissions - 6% on your own, but also
3% and 1% on members below them.

Maybe best; members are being paid! I will post my payments here,
should start tomorrow.

There is an active PR person, Carita Karppinen, answering members
emails. Also they have a forum inside their site where Mikhail
Sorvenyubodov, Senior Investor Relations Manager and a few other
staff members communicate directly with members.

Go check it out if you haven't already :-)

Program added: FXExcellent.com

After looking around for a "new" program to jump into, I selected FXExcellent.com. It could be gone tomorrow, as could be all HYIPS, but there actually is no reason why this program could not grow very very big.

First, the plans. Look at this:

110% after 10 days (that is 1% per day)
130% after 20 days (that is 1.5% per day)
200% after 50 days (that is 2% per day)
Minimum for all plans $10

Now, even as a scam ponzy hyip, these rates are sustainable for a long time. Since this program has currently 9 monitor sites monitoring it, to me that means that it is planning to be around for a while. Knowing that, it's not bad to be in from day one. Or day 2, actually.

Then, the Admin is very responsive, I sent mail and the answer came within half an hour. It seemed to me Admin welcomed the interaction and is open to questions.

Based on this I decided to go ahead and put in a spend.

If you want to follow me, or just want to check out the site, you can click here.

Luxemburg Investment

How could I have missed this one? Active for so long and such great rates! All I can say is check it out and don't be put off by the bad english as I was. Performance is all that counts!
*UPDATE* I see why I missed out - they don't give principle back, as I thought. 27.6% times 4 is 110.4% including principle. I got my first payout pending, let's see how long it takes to get out.

Fundslife - waiting

Just a quick update. Fundslife didn't pay out within their stated "2-12 hour" timeframe. Proceed with caution.
Update: better not proceed at all. I sent mail to Admin after waiting 36 hours, and go no reply or payment. This one is a loss - I didn't even have the chance to get principle out.
Good thing I didn't put in too much.

Overdue update: new programs added!

Two new programs were added to my portfolio.

First, Fundslife has been looking good for, well, months. It offers 152.5% in 15 days, just a bit more than SAinv did. That one looked more solid so I put my money in there. Well, by now we know how that ended. So for now Fundslife got my profit that I got from SAinv.

Yes! I profited from SAinvest! How did I do that? By folowing the basic rule: get principle out first! So while my last payment to them is lost, I still netted $30. not much, but if Fundslife performs as advertised, I will be in profit over $50.

I started my run with them 13 days ago so I should be paid soon.

Second, today I joined BuxCapital. The site looks messy to be honest, but a friend is in contact with the people behind the scenes (a "Claire") and is confident that it will be around for a while. So far he has been right on other things too, so I trust him and followed him in this venture. The returns of 50% in 5 days is HYIP-like high, but hey, we know most of these things are scams, don't we? I'd say milk it for what it's worth!

Please note when joining BuxCapital: the signup form appears AFTER you made your spend! All spends are confirmed manually and you'll receive a nice friendly email with the details. Make sure you jot down the transaction number, you'll need it for the signup.

I'll keep you posted of my progress. For more info, click here for Fundslife and here for BuxCapital.

SAinv has the hiccups

Seems SAinv is currently showing the first cracks. People are reporting not having received their referral commission, but investments are being paid nonetheless. For now, that means I am moving SAinvest to the Caution List. I had expected it to last a bit longer, and maybe this is just a hiccup, but you can't be too careful in this arena.

Apart from the private program I am in, and Wilkens Brothers, that leaves 13DailyProInstant as my main paying program. They recently added a new plan, 12% for 10 days, that's 120% in total. It still works like a charm, and it's fun getting paid everyday :-)

I added a program

Probably the first day or so that I re-entered the online investment world, a friend mentioned Wilkensbrothers to me. At that time I was inundated with new impressions, forums, plans, programs, etc, so I didn't pay any particular attention to it. Now, that I made a little profit in "the program that went private" I put in the minimum ($50), to start a little diversification.

Wilkens is a long-term plan, you get a small payment a few hours after investing, and six payments 15 days apart. Also you get the initial investment back at the end of the term. Basically, it doubles your money in 90 days, and some change.

What I like about it is the apparent stability, and the set-and-forget nature of it. You put in your investment and from then on you'll get paid. Easy, like I like it :)

Should you want to follow me, you can enter U2678007 as referrer, thank you!

And one went private

Loyal readers of this blog will have noticed that a number of posts have disappeared. That is because the program I was talking about in them has gone private. I told you to get in while you could :-). It was paying 25% in 5 days, and the plan will not change too much I am told. The program went private after just 45 days, so I have been very fortunate to get in in time.

Maybe membership will open on a by-invitation basis. Right now it's closed. I won't be able to just advertise it though.

Meanwhile, my SAinvestment is doing ok, just a few more days before payout. 13DailyProInstant is also doing great. And I'm looking at a few more that I will diversify in once SAinvestment has paid. You'll be the first to know! :-)

New plans in SAinvest

Just opened: 100% profit in 25 days. In addition to the existing 50% in 15days plan, this is another option with SAinvestments. Ok, there's a 5 day plan giving 10% profit, but nobody is doing that. That one is only 2% per day, and the other existing plan is 3.333333% per day. The new one is 4% per day.

Now, if you compound the 15 day plan for 30 days, and average it out, you get 4.16666% per day. That's more, but it takes 5 more days. So which is the better plan? Let's fire up Excel.

If you invest and compound $100 for 150 days in the new 25 day plan, you need to run 6 rounds. $100 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 = $6400.
If you invest and compound $100 for 150 days in the old 15 day plan, you need to run 10 rounds. $100 * 1,5 * 1,5 * 1,5 * 1,5 * 1,5 * 1,5 * 1,5 * 1,5 * 1,5 * 1,5 = $5766.51

We have a winner. The new 25 day plan makes $633.49 more over 150 days.

So, all you need to do is determine your investing horizon, and go for it!

I'm in!

Ok, my first Liberty Reserve deposit has arrived, and after fees $146 was left. I decided to start with a higher-risk program first, to boost my account a bit. For now, SA investment looks pretty solid so I put $130 in there. Another $15 went into 13 Daily Pro Instant, a surf which pays 13% for 9 days directly into your LR account. Surfing as we speak!

I must admit feeling a bit jittery right now, like a total newbie. Even though I dumped thousands in e-Gold in Goldenrocks without a blink back then, it all feels new. I'm crossing everything crossable that this time around the results will be better!

*Live Update* after surfing 13 pages, 13dailyproinstant immediately paid!!! I'm excited!

A New Hope

A few years back I was a member of pips, 12 Daily Pro, FastMarket, Studiotraffic, Goldenrocks, etc, etc. To me, diversification meant that I lost money in multiple places. At one point I had a spreadsheet running with over 20 programs that I was in, and I remember so well losing my last $1600 to "A.J.'s Private Club", that was running so well for so long, even after Goldenrocks was gone. After that fiasco, I decided to never do HYIPS / Surfs again.

Until, halfway 2008, I met some old online friends, who had not stopped playing the HYIP game and had been making enormous amounts of money! Apparently the HYIP world had re-invented itself, with new payment processors and all. Some programs had been around for years, their admins were visible people and some even claimed not to be a ponzi. Ahem...

Well... to cut a long story short, I decided to go back in. As I write this, I have $150 in transfer to Liberty Reserve, and will hopefully use that to build a nice income, over time. I learned some lessons that I intend to put into practice. I also will put them into a subsequent post.

Stay tuned for more!