Okay i'm really mad right now! I just keep getting mad about the fact of people losing money investing in 100%+ daily programs. The people investing in these programs are usually inexperience and greedy because of the temptation of the high rates. These programs have never survived more than 2 weeks. They're all based on PONZI! Its a FACT! Even if you got paid, it came out from another person's investment.

You also got members who announce a HYIP and praise it. Some didn't even invest in the program, stating that its the best and can be trusted. Then they start spamming their referral links all over the thread, bumping post with repeating unnecessary posts like "investor stats", "sign up under me" , "looking good so far", and "I trust admin" to bring the thread to the top page so more people can see it and join. These people don't care about sharing good quality sites; all they want is referral money!

There's gotta be a way to stop this! Educate members or something! because I hate it when people lose money!!

Inside of me tells me that I should leave them alone ,minding my own business, since it's their loss...but I just can't just help it... i want to help people...

Man, you got that right. There is a group of members here right now, that if I didn't know any better, could swear they were doing it on purpose, knowing full well what they are endorsing. They are always in the scam threads, always the first ones introducing new scams one by one. I could name a few from that group right now but I won't.


*cough* Aer *cough *cough* R33z *cough* *cough* webby *cough*

Hehe, I know I'll take some heat for that, so let me just say.... juuuuuust kiddinggggggg

Well some people only learn when they suffered the pinch from losses. I personally haven't got balls to play in those programs though..

Hmmmmmmmm.........

davidscript...you may take some heat, but a good point has been made....someone has to finance these programs...sure some are funded by outside sources...but not many for sure...they are pri,arily funded by the members 100% which means someone is going to get hurt....

I remember the doublers...the people that got in within the first hour or so did well..the ones that got in after that, paid for the ones that joined first.....It is all an interesting cycle.

But there is some things that can be done..and within the next week in my blog I am going to be detailing some of my thoughts that are going to be coming out very soon.

I know how you feel . Can't seem to save them. Though if they are REALLY lucky then it works out but otherwise it doesn't.

Maybe someday people will realize investing in programs that pay such crazy amounts like that isn't smart

Yep,

Pete

I haven't been in this arena long but I have learned to spot a scam when I see one. I have also befriended some trusted members who have recommended programs to me that have been successful.

I think it takes education and trial and error. But this thread is a great start. I just hope the right people come in here and read this.

Okay, I got to elaborate on this , because I hate to see this thread fade away, and hellrazer was right on the money.

I like to think that there are really sharp people in this forum, and the majority surely is, and in that majority there are some people who got burned but learned from that experience to become wiser investors, and share their experiences with everyone else to prevent the same from happening to them.

But then there is that small minority apart from this crowd. I place these people into a group, and then divide that group into three parts. The first part, the majority, consists of people that will never learn no matter how many warnings are posted in endless threads, so it’s pointless to even continue trying. They will continue investing in program after program after program after program even if the word scam was written all over the site itself. These people are so dense and naïve that it’s hard to believe and I’m actually driven to think that it’s a game they play to get attention and sympathy when they start crying about how they were so deceived once the veil about the program is revealed…I don’t know, but it remains a mystery to me.

The second part of this group, the smallest, consists of the get-in and get-outers… these people are very smart, have enough cash to experiment with test spends, even in potential scams, but are decent enough not to sound the bells to promote the crap sites they are investing in, and even warn people of the potential risks involved.

Then there is the third part of this group… they will jump on any program that pops up, regardless whether it’s good or bad, won’t take the time to scrutinize it, or just don’t care… they are sometimes as naïve as the first part, but in many cases, I believe, know full well the kind of garbage they’re promoting, and as hellrazer pointed out, will frantically work to create a buzz by constantly posting “paid!” “smooth surf,” “looks good!” to keep the thread at the top of the list to get as many people in on there downlines as possible.

The first part of the group I feel somewhat sorry for, but what can you do. The second part, I don’t necessarily agree with but respect, but the people in the third part are pure cretins, without a shred of sense or moral decency in their greedy and selfish black souls. These are the boneheads that the scammers continue feeding off of and even make creeps like invex categorize them as scumbags. But as long as threads like this will continue being posted, some people will learn, and some won't, but the ones who do make it all worth while.