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