| It is impossible to totally avoid HYIP scams since | | | | them to make their own site without registering a |
| recent statistics revealed that over 95% of HYIP's | | | | domain name, thus remaining anonymous. |
| Gold Games run off with some of their member's | | | | -Is the HYIP spamming you or others by emailing |
| money. However, you can reduce the risk quite a bit | | | | hundreds or thousands of individuals with their |
| by simply following the steps I outline below: | | | | advertisement? If they are breaking the law by |
| #1 Ask the Admin for as much personal information | | | | spamming hundreds or thousands of people, then |
| as possible. Also, check out all the information he/she | | | | how can you trust them with your hard earned |
| provides. If he/she gives a phone number, then give | | | | money. Criminals are criminals whether it is a small |
| them a call. If an address is given, then check it out | | | | crime like email spam or a more serious crime such as |
| for authenticity by looking at online phonebooks, and | | | | fraud, theft or scamming. |
| other databases. The more information that is | | | | #3 Check out the various Forums, Message boards |
| available, the less likely it is that the admin will take | | | | and ratings sites for as much info as you can find. I |
| the chance of scamming hundreds of people out of | | | | know that many forums and ratings boards can be |
| their investments. | | | | manipulated; however I also realize the value of |
| #2 Beware of the following: | | | | peoples opinions. |
| -Look to see if the site is at it's own domain name or | | | | You will never be able to completely avoid scams, |
| if it's at a free anonymous subdomain. Many scam | | | | but you can learn to improve your odds of increasing |
| sites tend to use various free hosting sites that allow | | | | your profit. |