High-Yield Investment Programs

Without exception, every so-called "high yield investment program" that Rainmaker Marketing Corporation has reviewed over the past 15 years has turned out to be a scam.  Sad, isn't it?  The high yield investment program approach is founded in reality.  This is true, for every great scam contains a kernel of truth to season the new facts and allow "marks" to be fleeced.  Here are some basic facts to keep in mind when considering high yield investment programs:

1. Yes, there are higher-yielding (not high yield) investments out there in the world.  You don't even have to go to the end of the lane because commercial real estate development investment syndications are one of the best financial performers in any economy due to the incremental increases in valuation as the asset is developed, brought on line and eventually optimized for income production.  In some circumstances there are opportunities to provide "gap financing" that results in a return of 250% over a period of 10 to 36 months to the investor depending upon how fast the asset is developed, but these gains do not happen with such frequency as to support the scam payouts of 100% per month or more.  The scammer is hoping your greed reflex takes you down.  The scammer needs only to dangle the bait and people are sucked into what they think is a high yield investment program only to find they have been swindled.

2. Every one of these scams falls apart when the paperwork is provided.  In most cases, there is some level of payment for the presentation of the paperwork before you can even start "trading".  People that pay the fee are marked for special attention because they have already been scammed and haven't as yet noticed that they have been scammed.  If you have to pay to visit someone or pay to see a contract, chances are that you have been scammed.

3. The final bit that is hysterically funny is the secrecy bit.  You aren't allowed to talk to principals and they provide no background information that is verifiable.  When you are told anything that approaches the secrecy bit, you are probably talking to a talented scammer.  Move on.

You need to remember that if something is too good to be true, it isn't likely that it is true. How many times can we say this?

Never be in a hurry to throw your money away.  If something has a whiff of odor, you need to be skeptical and remember, outside the United States, you have precious little property rights in many countries.  If you are still uncertain about the transaction, contact Rainmaker Marketing Corporation and find out what we might know about this issue.  Rainmaker provides free consulting services to non-accredited and/or unsophisticated investors (as the term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) to identify and target the perpetrators of these types of frauds for criminal prosecution wherever and whenever it is appropriate.