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High-yield investment program

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A high-yield investment program (HYIP) is a type of Ponzi scheme, an investment scam that promises unsustainably high return on investment by paying previous investors with the money invested by new investors. [1]

12 relations: Bitconnect, Cherry Shares, Digital gold currency, Foreign exchange fraud, Get-rich-quick scheme, Gold as an investment, Land banking, List of Ponzi schemes, Ponzi scheme, StormPay, Telexfree, World Plus.

Bitconnect

Bitconnect (BCC) is a open-source cryptocurrency which has been described as a high-yield investment program and as a Ponzi scheme.

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Cherry Shares

Cherry Shares was a high-yield investment program which claimed to generate a profit for its investors by engaging in arbitrage trading.

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Digital gold currency

Digital gold currency (or DGC) is a form of electronic money (or digital currency) based on mass units of gold.

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Foreign exchange fraud

Foreign exchange fraud is any trading scheme used to defraud traders by convincing them that they can expect to gain a high profit by trading in the foreign exchange market.

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Get-rich-quick scheme

A get-rich-quick scheme is a plan to obtain high rates of return for a small investment.

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Gold as an investment

Of all the precious metals, gold is the most popular as an investment.

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Land banking

Land banking is the practice of aggregating parcels of land for future sale or development.

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List of Ponzi schemes

This is a list of Ponzi schemes, fraudulent investment operations that pay out returns to investors from money paid in by subsequent investors, rather than from any actual profit earned.

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Ponzi scheme

A Ponzi scheme (also a Ponzi game) is a form of fraud in which a purported businessman lures investors and pays profits to earlier investors using funds obtained from newer investors.

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StormPay

StormPay of TN was an electronic money auction payment processor run by Stormpay Incorporated, a Clarksville, Tennessee, United States company founded in October 2002 by John R. McConnell, Jr.

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Telexfree

Telexfree (stylized as TelexFREE), a trade name owned by Telexfree Inc, was a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme disguised as an internet phone service company.

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World Plus

World Plus was an airline ticket brokerage operated by one RaeJean S. Bonham and based in Fairbanks, Alaska.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-yield_investment_program

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