GAP Update

Here’s a pretty self explanatory update from Global Ads Pro…

“Dera Members,
hope this finds you well

Just a quick note - please, do not worry if you see wrong amount that went into pending and awaiting payout (even if it says $0). It will be so for a few days before the auto queueing hops on the right date track. When I process payment form the queue, the amount is corrected and you get all you are entitled to - trust me.

I’m having a great time working here,
hope you enjoy at the other end!
Take care
Trish
@ GAP”

Diggos Update

An update:

“Hello Dear Diggos Members, All withdraw requests are processed and paid. The reason I am writing this email is to notify all members that starting in August your withdraw requests will be processed after 3 days. The time to process will gradually increase as we continue to payout larger amounts. This time frame is very helpful to me so that I can better manage accounts because I will know ahead of time what is required to payout each day. Please accept this as great news because I want to be upfront about what I am doing and why to better prepare for a much larger group. I am always be thinking ahead and I could go just as we are for quite some time but I feel it is better that I go ahead and make this small change so all members are informed. I adapt Diggos system to what I feel will benefit all members in a fair way and for the long term. CHEERS Peter ”

I don’t see this as a bad thing, as recently programs, especially surfs, have illustrated how having the immediate payout system can be unwieldly and stressful and result in a quick death. Make no mistake, Diggos is a game (until proven otherwise of course) and I can live with reasonable gradual changes to make the game go on and on and on… (See Goldenrocks.) We’ve come a long way from the days with 12DailyPro where we were all happy to wait a week for payouts (and look how long 12DP lasted… I think the wait was a key factor, rather than the instant-payout syndrome in ‘games’ these days which cripple them far earlier than many of us surfing the wave would like.)

Peter is always making little adjustments, and if it’s still paying and he’s still making little adjustments in two, three, etc. months time, more power to Diggos!

FX Experts - Sorted

As you may or may not have been aware, there was a glitch that caused FX Experts to have delayed payments from around the 19th. (Payments after that were made. By payments I mean principal withdrawals!)

Anyway, here’s the word from Marcos as he posted it in the forums:

“I detected that delayed withdrawals on the mass payment trash and that payments are made now. I am so sorry for the delay to fix these payments. I was traveling for business reasons but I am back now. Thank you all one more time for the patience.”

Daily 10 Dot Everything (*Yeah yeah, another surf)

Always looking for the next big surf, and being only a member of one at the moment (GlobalAdsPro from Trish, who has ties to DadnDaves and 12By12 - I’m too lazy to join 12By12 because the huge initial influx of members may actually cripple it quickly, but there’s a good chance David Cannard has a REAL plan to make it work) I stumbled across Daily10Surf.

Yep another one with “Daily” etc. in the name.

Why? Well the hype is growing quickly on places like MMG, they’re already paying, and super quick, their admin is well spoken and they stood out from the crowd a little because they’ve got banner ads almost everywhere.

Also, even though a lot of surfs pretend to go down because of DDOSes and the like, ’security’ is a big worry for the average Joe (not realizing that most DDOSes are faked or exit strategies.) However, by having a big spiel about security and having it in place early, the average Joe will think “hmm, they’re safe from DDOSes and hackers!” and ‘invest’ into the game.

So, Daily10Surf have a lot of the components needed to capitalize upon and become a big gun. It’s just a matter of whether they will or not! (It’s all one big game, yo.)

Here’s some chatter from the admin:

”

Hi fellow MMG’ers.

Im Wayne and I am from the South Coast of the UK. Working with a Partner from the States I have launched Daily10Surf.

Daily10Surf is a serious Traffic Exchange for the online marketer. Allowing all kinds of advertisers the chance to advertise their product, website or business opportunity in front of thousands of potential customers.

The concept is not new, however its very simple to understand. You purchase advertising from Daily10Surf, and not only will you receive a great advertising opportunity but you will also receive a rebate on your purchase. We take our business seriously unlike some of the competition out there.

We also offer fantastic customer support. Any serious business needs to offer this to it’s members. Communication is the key, it’s the key to happy members and it’s the key to success.

Some of the features we offer can be found below.

• 10% Daily for 14 Days
• $10 ‘Ad Unit’ Available.
• 10% Referral Scheme
• High Security
• All Daily10Surf TLD’s
• Weekly Payments to Your E-Gold Account.

Daily10Surf is the ideal place to run your advertising campaigns. Don’t miss out. Join Now.

We believe in running a professional website, and in today’s market the owners of these sites need to understand the need for good reliable security. Daily10Surf is hosted on its own dedicated server with a wide range of security measures already in place. Our server has been re-configured to ensure that our business and your money is secure.

Details of some of our security measures can be found within our security pages, however certain information regarding some of our security measures will not be disclosed.

Users can view our site by using any of the major TLD’s

Daily10Surf. Com Net Biz Org Info Us Name CC TV

Security is Important to You and Us. Therefore we have taken several steps to ensure that the site remains secure at all time. We have implemented the following.

E-Gold Account Number :: When a new member joins they have the option to enter an E-Gold Account number. Once the account has been created it is impossible for any member to change this field. Only the admins of Daily10Surf can alter this.

Fake Upgrade Attempt :: Any attempt to cheat our system will fail. We get notified of all fake upgrade attempts by email with certain information regarding the cheater. This is 100% secure.

CHKRootKit :: We have installed this program that looks for known signatures in trojaned system binaries, it basically detects if our system has been compromised.

Rootkit Hunter :: A scanning tool to find most types of exploits (backdoors, suspicious files, md5 hash comparisons, and is over 99% accurate in detecting such exploits.

APF Firewall :: Is installed and configured to only allow traffic on the ports that are used. In addition, the Anti-DOS function in the APF has been configured. This additional module helps mitigate and prevent certain types of DOS (denial of service) attacks to the server.

BFD (Brute Force Detection) :: This program works real time in conjunction with APF firewall to block any IP Addresses of users that fail authentication more than 3 times in 10 minutes.

Logwatch :: This program parses through the server’s logs and reports to us via e-mail on a daily basis with tabulated information.

SIM (System Integrity Monitor) :: This software checks all services 24×7 and restarts them if they are down. An e-mail is dispatched a downed service is detected and restarted.

Apache (HTTPD) :: Has been optimised and secured.

MySQL Server :: Has been optimised to perform at its best under the most common and standard environments.

Host.conf :: Has been secured and hardened to prevent DNS lookup poisoning and also provide protection against spoofs.

Nsswitch.conf :: Has been secured and hardened. It will also be optimised to perform DNS lookups more efficiently.

Sysctl.conf :: Has been secured and hardened to help prevent the TCP/IP stack from syn-flood attacks. It has also been configured to prevent other various and similar network abuse.

Root Login :: A root login notification script and logger has been installed. This will send an e-mail to ‘root’ user everytime someone logs into the server as root. Also, it will keep track of all logins in a history file located in /var/log/rootlogins.

SPRI :: This program changes the priority of different processes in accordance to their level of importance.

MultiTail :: Has been installed and gives us the ability to tail (view realtime activity) multiple log files simultaneously.

SSH2 SSH :: Has been hardened by restricting the SSH Protocol to SSH 2. SSH will function the same way, just more secure.

Background Process Killer :: Has been enabled to kill any of the following which are commonly recognized bad processes: *****X, bnc, eggdrop, generic-sniffers, guardservices, ircd, psyBNC, ptlink and related services.

FTP Software :: Has been upgraded and secured.

Password Scan :: Will run and simulate a basic password scan hack attempt and the results will be emailed to ‘root’ user.

This is not going to be fly by night operation, we will make this a success.”

Nice hey? A bit different. I’ve never seen a list or similar thing like this released by the admin so early on, and I believe it is his own original wording - I think little ‘press releases’ like this alone will draw a lot of people in.

At least they’ve got some of the building blocks of a (relatively) long term game in place and they are very new, but have past the first few days of hurdles and are paying.

Daily10Surf

Make of it what you will!

On a side note, many people are theorizing this is from the people behind Daily11… I personally don’t think so, or at least not directly so, as their attitudes are quite different (Daily10 admin is much better at taking things with a sense of humour.)

This was his reply:

“Is the admin of 13DP the same as the old 12DP site?

What about 24DP, is that the same admin as 13DP and 12DP?

The vast majority of sites use the same script and base there plans on other sites.”

And this is too true. Remember its a game, and about 60% - 70% of HYIPs/autosurfs are all rumoured to come from the same source. However, this big group of scammers are very smart and well set up and, honestly, do you see them just releasing a slight variation on the same old theme each month? They go to further lengths than that to dupe us out of our money.

This is also from the MMG forums, from a member who acts as a VM rep…

“HEY YA’LL -

I can verify this - Wayne has applied as VM merchant, or is in process. That requires a good deal of personal information that is verified, so I think all the nay-sayers can probably relax a bit! Hopefully we’ll have VM hopping here shortly!”

Wise words from the admin in regards to payouts: “Paying super quick causes problems. As the membership grows and the number of requests increase the timescale to process these requests also increase. If member A requests in the first few days and gets paid within an hour and then requests again a few weeks later and that is not processed for a day or two due to the number increase in requests they start to panic and shout on the forums.” Just the fact that he publicly acknowledges this early on could hopefully see a few more weeks life on top of the norm.

Either way, treat it as a game and it won’t matter either way. All that matters with basically every autosurf is good management and a constant influx. Plan a strategy - many people like to go in ‘hard’ straight up and then play with the profit. It takes down your risk window a lot, but to each his own.

And hey, there’s always quality out there if you couldn’t be bothered playing a game!

Chancer’s Final Thought

I’ve been watching a lot of Jerry Springer… Anyway, Daily10 has potential. It doesn’t have the immediate obvious potential of the last round of truly ‘big guns’ (Compact, Phoenix and Wired) seemed to have out of the gate. The one immediate thing which could turn punters off this one is them making a mental association with this and Daily11, which, although possible, they also have to realize that huge amounts of these surfs are all linked. However, the admin has stated that these things ‘don’t last forever,’ and has a different ingrained personality to a few of the other admins. It’s easy to fake grammar but not the underlying traits. The honesty about not lasting forever, combined with his focus, at least PR wise, on security, and with him stating that super quick payments kill the program (when they slow down, panic happens and new money stops coming in) makes me think they could top the one month mark easy and have a good chance at going towards two months. Little things like the payments having that leeway could theoretically add weeks of life. Predicting too far ahead is moot. As with all surfs, ‘time will tell.’ Oh and the fact they have a blanket advertising campaign, and bought pretty much every domain name extension you can think of, will hopefully help spur along continued growth.

No point in going any deeper than that… cos it’s an autosurf. It’d be a waste of brain cells.

Blackout In The Red Room

Well, we had a massive power surge last night and everything decided to reset itself, don't you hate it when that happens?

Today I received payment from AlpsFinance. They're a game I've been playing for a little while, 150% in 15 days, and I think they've got the momentum to keep the game going (nice site as well which draws in the punters.

And that's about it really. :)

Got paid a bunch of lots by Diggos, and I'm chucking it all back in. Gonna ride it for a while and cross my fingers.

On Again, Off Again

MoneyMakerGroup, she's a fickle beast. Kinda like my ex, but without the drunken episodes where she yells at my window, crying my name, in the middle of the night.

I really need to get a good guard dog...

*Ahem.*

Anyway...

GlobalOnlineDepository is back in the paying programs section. For some reason, it was in the Scam section. Now it's not. Whatever.

CreativeConcept is paying (as far as I can tell.) But still in the scam section. Whatever.

Diggos feels lonely and isn't getting enough love over in its MoneyMakerGroup thread.

And, speaking of games, here's the latest update from The Matrix Daily from a few days ago. Dunno what to say, besides the fact that this one is increasingly becoming one game where the odds are NOT in your favour!!!

"Welcome to the 13th newsletter of The Matrix Daily!

1.) Battle For Zion analysis
2.) The New mode of operation
3.) It's all so black & white

1.) "There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done."

Battle For Zion, the final trial which the members of The Matrix Daily had to participate in, is now over.

A minority of the members were able to enter the battle and have the chance to save their cash balance. The rest had their cash balance completely slaughtered without remorse, as was warned and as tends to happen in all great battles.

Most members chose the red pill, perhaps because they saw it appropriate to take the final plunge with the original risky color. Not bad! Unfortunately, hundreds of people had the same clever idea...

Some chose their favourite color, others chose a color because they thought it is so disgusting that nobody else would choose it. All valid points and worth a reward if there were the means to give such.

The winning pill color that was chosen by the least number of people is.. WHITE. Of course! If you had followed the white rabbit through all the hints given during the lifetime of TMD, you would have been finally rewarded by the touch of destiny.

All the 72 members who chose a white pill will get their purchase amount (former cash balance) credited back 110%. Why 110%? We promised that your cash balance will not likely be touched, well we have to make use of the "likely" clause there as we nevertheless decided to touch the cash balances and give the winners 10% extra on top of their money!

But it doesn't end here. The runner-up was the BLACK pill, which in fact received the smallest dollar amount of choices, but was only the second least selected by the number of members.

All black pill purchasers get back 50% of their cash. The rest of the colors lose their full pill value, unfortunately.

Below are the pill colors in order of popularity:

Red
Green
Blue
Cyan
Orange
Yellow
Brown
Purple
Black
White

The winnings have now been credited, other accounts adjusted and all members have full access to their current cash balance!

2.) The Matrix Daily has now completed changes that took it away from its former autosurf status to a genuine game of chance & intellect.

From now on, The Matrix Daily pays you 125% to 400% your pill value if you choose the correct color. Winnings are paid on the day following purchase, usually just a few minutes after midnight GMT.

The losing pill color will receive back anywhere between 0% to 100% (or even more) the pill value on the following day. As an example, if you look at the front page of TMD on the left you will see the latest pill percentages. On July 23rd blue was the winning pill paying 212% and red was the losing pill paying only 10%. If you purchased a blue pill on July 23rd for $10 you have already been paid $21.20. If you chose the red pill for $10, you have been paid $1. And that's it for those pills, to get any more earnings you will currently have to purchase a new pill every day you wish to participate in the game.

All winnings are paid to your member account cash balance, from which you can initiate e-gold cashout at any time, for any amount you want.

Cashouts are paid automatically every minute so the money should reach your account nearly immediately. How is that about instant access to your money!

Other major changes include:

* 10% e-gold referral fees for 1st level referrals (5% for 2nd level)
* No cashout limitations
* No minimum / maximum purchase amounts
* No surfing etc. - just buy the pill and wait for profits
* Automatic registration of new members - no signup

We suggest you briefly go through the web site - terms, faq, play (join) page to get a grip of the new TMD. The whole concept has been simplified a lot and has much less specific details to be aware of, which is nice.

3.) Life in the hyiplandia is largely black'n white. Either a program pays, or it does not pay. There are a few shades of gray in between, but a skilled participant notices when a program has turned to the dark side. And sooner or later all of them do turn, except of course The Matrix Daily which is not a hyip but only fair gamble.

Who could have guessed that Black & White would dominate the most dramatic event in the history of TMD as well - those two of them that are actually not colors at all!

Boasting some elemental physics: black surface absorbs all light coming to it, every color, that's why it "looks" black, it does not in fact look anything as it keeps all light inside. Thus, black can be considered to either contain all colors or to contain no color. Whichever way you want to put it.

White surface reflects all light coming to it, thus a white item absorbs none of the light reaching it. If an item looks white, it is reflecting all the possible colors back to your eye. Red, Green and Blue are the three primary color components, RGB in short (review the list of most chosen pills)! Consequently, white can be seen as containing no colors at all (when we talk about a white item), or containing all possible colors (when we talk about white light).

The Fate is witty and its Hand is steadfast.

If you had the opportunity to choose all 10 colors at once from the Battle of Zion pills, you would have certainly won. To choose the white pill means exactly that, choosing all the available colors. White did indeed win and it was not our decision to make it win.

Having chosen the black pill means almost the same. Black also has something to do with all the colors, however it is the one that absorbs all of them instead of shining bright like white. The white rabbit prefers to hang around with forces of light, thus white won.

Of course, all that was obvious - but only after it happened (grin :).

The lesson of all this according to the white rabbit is: If you can choose all colors do so. That applies to the game of life as well as the game of The Matrix Daily. Happy Summer! (It's still hot in Zion.)

Kind regards,
Morpheus
The Matrix Daily Admin"

Yay, let's all justify tipping the odds in the favour of the minority, so we can scalp more money, and then wrap it up in some pseudo-philosophy.

Wait, that actually reminds me a lot of the Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions... Crap wrapped up in first year philosophy 101. The Bad Boys 2 car chase was WAY cooler.

Yep, More Global Ads Pro. *sigh*

Pretty much every day, GlobalAdsPro has a little news feed.

The latest one gave me a chuckle:

“July 27, 2006 - payouts for 26th completed and continue as members re-upgrade. Take good care everyone!”

Uh… So, payments are completed. Yet they continue.

And you’re waiting for people to upgrade more… to pay out?

Somehow, I think there’s a typo there, or at least some sort of grammatical error. Foot-in-mouth disease, lol.

Amused by what I see as a humourously suggestive misworded update, I put more money in. Because I’m none too bright.

GlobalAdsPro Raises Maximum

...raised their maximum to a grand. It'll raise again too, I'm sure, as the program grows.

I didn't mention it earlier because there was no official statement that I could see, but, whaddya know, it's reflected in my back office.

So, Global Ads Pro.

Check it out while the growing is good. (But remember that it's an autosurf, and therefore a game!)

SwissCult

Swisscash is the scam of the moment.

In reality, its returns are quite low compared to some of the big scams of the past, the problem is they offer very high returns for multi-level-marketers, which in turn inspires these slimy sorts to con people out of their hard earned money into the 'guaranteed' returns of Swisscash.

Everywhere I look there are more and more people popping up, promoting this scam, either blind to its fallacy, or knowing of it but trying to get as much off their referrals as they can (some members proudly parading the fact that they are working as a team and have suckered in $100,000 + from their downline.)

It's funny, originally Swisscash claimed SwissMutual or whatever-the-hell they're legitimate multi-trillion dollar fund is meant to be called, has been around since 1948 or some such similar date. Then, the Swiss government, along with other agencies, release warnings and basically say they've never even heard of the existence of such a thing.

But of course, this gets 'legitimately' explained away because SwissMutual is no longer registered in Switzerland. What a load of bulldust. They originally claimed it did have long standing connections to the land of the Swiss. You'd think the governing bodies would have at least bloody heard of such a thing before it 'stopped being registered there.'

That's just a tiny example of the false claims and idiotic lies that spring up from this program but the problem is - people lap it up like a puppy loves warm milk.

"Of course, the dodgy site with bad grammar MUST know more than the multiple government and third party agencies which have pointed out that it's a scam. We know nothing about SwissCash's inner workings, or who's behind it - they MUST be telling the truth."

A whole cottage industry has popped up, all hailing to the God of SwissCult. There's exchangers, between SwissCash's internal point-currency, complete with phone numbers. There's cheerleaders everywhere. There's 'teams' working towards common goals, once again complete with details. They even have SwissCash parties in some countries such as Malaysia where every week they all meet and discuss their team and their deity, SwissCult.

It's sad - a lot of the people in these teams are living in countries with a median income lower than most. The SwissCult is offering them the promise of 'guaranteed' returns and a better life, the idea of working as a team, towards a common goal. They can see nothing else than the fake promises.

These people are being suckered, by smiling she-devils and shysters, more money than they can afford to lose.

But, wouldn't it be funny, if this cottage-industry that has sprouted up around SwissCash, with third party exchangers, teams, and the like somewhat sustained SwissCult and allowed it to go on and on and eventually grew into a legitimate income stream and trading market that could sustain the cult?

That'd be a thought - a scam so cult like, that it ends up legitamizing itself. A market so popular, that by force of conviction, it wills itself into legitimate existence.

SwissCult - don't do it.

GlobalAdsPro - Another One With A DadNDave's Connection

Please, if you haven't already, go check out the Community Investors Mutual write up. I don't want it to get buried under the rubble.

Bah, I decided to jump in the ring with another autosurf but this time I’m exercising the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) policy.

It’s named GlobalAdsPro and it has a DadnDave’s connection, which, will hopefully be a good thing. You know ‘experience in the industry’ and ‘admirable intentions’ and whatnot (seeing as DnD’s is basically the closest thing we’ve had to a legitimate autosurf.)

Apparently Trish, the admin, does administrative duties at DadNDave’s as well as being involved elsewhere in the community, so there you go.

Here’s the vital stats:

18% Daily For Seven Days (So minus the 6% cashout fee it’s a 120% profit.)
Minimum daily surf is fifteen pages.
As of now the max upgrade is $720, and likely to rise in future (look at that - designed for balance, sustainability and growth!)
$1 minimum upgrade (no reason not to check it out basically.)
Payout currently well within 24 hours.
5% Referral rate.
E-Gold, yo!

And that’s it really. It’s, like, an autosurf, yo.

GlobalAdsPro

So it’s new (actually it’s about two weeks old so it’s not TOO new) and it hasn’t started to ‘explode’ yet and it’s paying everyone out within “0 Days” (i.e. within 24 hours) as MMG members so eloquently put it.

Will it be worthy by association with DadNDave’s? Time, she will tell.

Creative Concept Dramas (Ooh...)

Creative Concept is in the 'Scam & Closed Programs' folder at MMG.

Yet it's still paying everyone from what I can tell.

Apparently it had to do with fake voters, so it got moved. Sign O' The Times, or has she got a lot of life in her yet? (Just celebrated 100 days and programs like this are known to go 200 - 300 days and beyond. Just a matter of luck.)

To celebrate luck, I'm thinking about putting in another small spend... :)

Am I insane? Probably.

Diggos Update

Another mini update from Diggos.

The countdown is now down to 30 days to double your money. It was originally 40 days, and then 34. To keep things karmically balanced, the ref. bonus is now not as extreme bringing the countdown down, so big recruiters and the average user are now on somewhat more even footing.

“Great news everybody! All new purchases only countdown 30 days. I increased the tier one sales bonuses to 3%. That is a total now of 5% from 3 tiers. I changed the settings for referrals to subtract only 2 days from the countdown. I hope you like the adjustments and you are free to email me your thoughts. CHEERS Peter ”

Community Investors Mutual

Community Investors Mutual

The little guy, the average Joe, can have a pretty hard time breaking into the HYIP arena. Most undergo the school of hard knocks – in this case hard knocks means realizing that 99% of the crud out there is, well, crud. When eventually the barrier is broken and you start to realize that there are some legitimate things out there three things become apparent – many are closed, many have exorbitantly high minimums (in comparison to your average HYIP – they still fare very well compared to traditional investments), and there's not that many of them.

That last point, the fact that there's not that many of them, becomes all the harder to bear if you weren't able to get in before many of them have either gone private, or their minimum has gone into the stratosphere.

That's why today I'm bringing y'all a new opportunity. Cos, you know, I can. Especially for one who is just starting out or one who doesn't have much startup capital, it looks to be an excellent opportunity.

It is of course an investment pool. Known as CIM, Community Investors Mutual. For now, I'm not going to be going to much into the semantics and details of how it all works. This is all available at the CIM Website. Instead I will go through the steps I've taken to determine that CIM is a great opportunity for the little guy, and take an honest look at the process. The following information is not engineered to snap up a bunch of investors with lots of flash and promise of cash, but it is designed to pique interest for those of you who want a great opportunity and may have missed out on many of the great opps of the past (Feederfund for example, and the programs within. FF will not be opening for new members last I heard, despite the frequently swirling rumours.)

And CIM has a very pleasing minimum - $100. A ton. If I were starting out, and didn't have much to go with, CIM and FX-Experts would be high on my list. No guarantees of course, but they both have their strong points and allow an investor to start off with a diversified diversified portfolio! And yes, I just said diversified twice. It was on purpose. C'mon, believe me.

The admin – who wishes to remain somewhat unidentified for the general public, at least at a personal level – contacted me via PM through a forum, having enjoyed the way I present myself via my blog and posts, and wished for me to check into CIM. At first I wasn't really interested either way, thinking it was just some other dodgy anonymous online pool.

Although I will not identify the admin here, as he has asked me not too, he truly wants CIM to be the “Community” Investors Mutual (which I will get to more towards the end of the article. Trust me, it'll make sense.) I know this may irk some people somewhat, but for veterans of the community or keen investors who sort through forum posts and the like – the information is there. Just so y'all know. (Clue: It's not me. Seriously, that's not a red herring either – it's definitely not me, though as I will explain later I have adopted some minor duties in relation to CIM.)

The admin will be appearing throughout the forums and the like as CIMutual.

What piqued my interest in CIM was the fact that the admin followed up very quickly, and of his own volition sent me scans of all his personal documents. And I mean all – bank statement, driver's licence, power bill, gas bill (we've just got one bill for power, no gas bills or anything where I live, so whaddya know, I learnt something new) and his passport. I got to it eventually, and checked the documents. All the information corresponds. Unbeknown to most, I have fair IT qualifications and knowledge, both on the technical and creative side (though you couldn't tell from my lazy blog!) So I whipped out a few image editing tools and gave each of the documents the once over. I will not lie to you and say I made the most in-depth analysis ever, but there were no strange artefacts, mismatched colours, fonts or the like that I could see. All the information matched up, and the different photographs were of course all of the same person.

I'll take a moment here to point out that the admin is well spoken, well written and personable without bluster. His motivation with this definitely seems to be to help the community out as well – he has done quite well in life (no, he's not Bill Gates) and has just seen an opportunity to help out the little guy with some community spirit – an admirable trait..

So, for something that is a pretty small scale project, and quite discreet, to fake five pieces of identification to this level he would have had to have gone the hard yards on the identification for quite a long time, which just seems frivolous and unnecessary. There are much more effective ways to scam people! All you need is a pretty template for five bucks and an E-Gold account and away you go... Which is definitely not what he has done here.

I received these documents on the 13^th of July, 2006.

The WHOIS checks out as well, as being owned by who the admin said it would be – a member of the family. The CIM admin stated in relation to this: “This is a temporary arrangement just to get the CIM project up and running without having to go through the entire process of registering a domain. Eventually I plan to establish a dedicated domain site for CIM.”

I was able to look up the admin's place of residence via a government based county assessors office, and indeed the identification all adds up. (So we all know where to go with burning pitchforks if he scams us, as I am entitled to reveal that information if such a thing were to happen. So he's putting himself out on the line, another positive I think which adds towards the legitimacy of it all.) (BTW, the pitchfork thing was a joke. Don't do it. It's not polite.)

At this point it also became apparent that CIM is pretty small scale, and is not registered as an offshore entity or anything of the like. “...my long term plans include setting up an offshore company”, was the admin's reply to this. He has been in communication with trusted members of the community like Rabbit (who is very busy with his own stuff at the moment!) to help guide him with this, but as I said at the moment CIM is basically the best kept little secret out there, and until the fundage grows somewhat, it's a moot point.

Hopefully Rabbit doesn't mind a mention (you can visit his blog here) and I was just using him to illustrate the admin has been in contact with other people then myself.

After some prodding from the admin as I was being lazy, I took the next step and requested screenshots of all the accounts through which the CIM pool was diversified, and asked to be able to log into an account to double-verify.

The admin promptly returned to me screenshots on the 18^th of July, along with a table of his books. I crosschecked all the screenshots, of which there were many, including histories for where it was applicable. Once again, the images seemed to check out, and if they were edited someone had a LOT of time on there hands.

It was time for the next step. I had asked for login details to one of the accounts, and the admin agreed, however first he wanted a little more information about myself. Which was cool, because so far he'd laid a lot on the table putting trust in me, and I was still the epitomy of anonymity. So I replied with some details.

So on the 20^th came an email with the holy grail – login credentials for one of the accounts. I requested the Feederfund login, as of course it has a lot of separate accounts within it. The question now is, would I steal the money and run, or report back to you loyal readers. The gripping conclusion in the next paragraph.

Of course, I did the honourable thing. What, you thought I was going to steal all of CIM's money? For shame. Everything checked out and lined up with the screenshots and numbers I had been provided. I asked him to change the password quickly after my login, to ensure continued security.

So, it was looking good. I'll take a little diversion to give some details and ask some questions some people might be thinking of.

The admin is “happily married with three grown children and two grandchildren. I have an accounting degree and am still currently working as the accountant and finance officer of a company... ...My experience in investments goes back some... ...years when in my early twenties I started dabbling in the stock markets. I eventually got very involved with trading in the stock market and later on moved on to commodities trading and the commodity futures market. I then invested heavily in mutual funds and this is how I learned a lot about the operations of mutual funds which is now serving me a lot of good in the way I have structured CIM. If you have any knowledge or some knowledge of how mutual funds operate, you will appreciate that CIM functions in exactly the same way. From mutual funds I moved on to stock options trading which I find to be quite a lucrative way of earning better returns than mutual funds and even safer than mutual funds. Contrary to what many believe, stock options can be a very safe method of investment depending on one’s trading methods and strategy. It can also be very risky for the aggressive traders.”

That was all from the admin himself, which I find interesting and relevant information (especially in the way he has structured CIM.). He stumbled into HYIPs a year ago now and has created CIM to help the little guy avoid the riff raff.

Contingency plans and the like have been considered. If anything is to happen to the admin, there is a person in place that he knows personally to liquidate all funds. “He is to liquidate all the holdings of the club and disburse all the monies to all the active members at the current MPU price at the time the club is closed. I have instructed him to pay everybody his due and I (or my heirs) should be paid last after all the club’s obligations have been satisfied.”

It might be worth noting at this point that the admin himself currently holds the largest amount of MPUs, following through on the community structure, and he is then of course more 'invested' in making the fund thrive. Pardon the pun.

I am in conversation with the admin as being a backup to the liquidator, in case anything should go wrong. I personally will not be considered the liquidator, but should have the details needed to enact such a secondary contingency plan.

Which brings us to my current relationship to CIM. Being in a position of knowledge about CIM and the inner workings, to an extent, and having been in thorough conversation with the admin, I have been 'appointed' some minor positions and duties in relation to the club.

I have many points of contact (phone numbers, email addresses, etc.) with the admin, as well as his address and much more above and beyond that. This is why I have taken the mantle of co-liquidator, or whatever you want to call it, in an extreme emergency. Although I will not be first in line, I will be able to follow up anything we need to know, and even enact disbursement of funds in the one in infinite-trillion chances that was necessary and the main liquidator was unable to complete such an act.

I have also been appointed 'communicator for the club.' Other people will also be communicating on behalf of the club, keeping with the communal nature of it all (this is good communal, not hippy-communal style stuff by the way.) I will not be going extreme on this duty and answering every email or query every ten seconds, but if you have a query and don't have another way of getting an answer, you can always throw me an email or ask me in the forums. I should be able to get you a direct pipeline to the man in charge, as well as a prompt answer.

This brings me to a little bit of commentary – Global Mutual and NES are in constant state of flux, and might pay us something. One day. The problem is that Gordon is a very bad communicator and keeps telling us all it is a co-op and for us to help him out yet he doesn't really seem to understand what this means.

The admin of CIM however has actively sought to create a community based mutual fund that you can help out with if you want. I offered to help out Gordon time after time and he'd say yes but not really understand or he'd answer a completely irrelevant question. With the right hands on deck and better communication and connection with his investors, Global Mutual could be swimming along a lot better right now.

CIM seems to understand this. I know these comparisons aren't exact but there are similarities. Requests are understood, and his finger is on the pulse of the community.

Now would be a good opportunity to disclose that the admin has issued me with 16 MPUs (the minimum basically) out of his own holdings. This will allow me to keep an eye on how the club actually works in action, rather than just be on the outside looking in. This was all done in the community spirit (the units coming from his own for example) as I most likely would not have invested, as I am in most of the programs already and was fortunate enough to be able to get into them when the opportunity arose.

By the way, this page has a list of funds. Basically, the CIM portfolio consists of various investments in these programs. JoyFund is the newest addition, via Feederfund, and is the smallest as of now – just to give y'all a 'newsworthy tidbit.'

I can make no guarantees, and if you're a vet and have a nice stash in most of these programs, there's not much point in being in CIM. However, it might still be worth putting a ton in. (A ton is a hundred bucks for those of you who are wondering what the hell I'm talking about.)

The only problem with the fund is trusting the admin. He is doing what he is saying he is doing, as far as I can tell, and I have all his details. I see no need or point for him to be using this as an extremely elaborate ruse.

“For right now the only guarantee I can offer the members is my good name, my experience, and the fact that you have all private and personal information about me. I believe this is more than what many funds out there are offering their members. As you well know, many of what we consider legitimate funds are one man operations just like me. Yet investors have put their trust on these programs only because they have apparently satisfied the due diligence done by some known personalities in the HYIP field. As I said above I am not opposed to have you or anyone act as a watchdog over CIM.”

Rating: 7.5/10.

Verdict: It is due to the fact that some of the vets might already be in these funds, and the fact that I can make no guarantees, that I award CIM a very healthy score, though not a perfect one of course. Add an extra point in six months when CIM has gained some community trust. It is the perfect entry point for the 'little guy' and I believe a great opportunity for us all.

The main problem I can see is with many members not personally being allowed to know the admin's details. Unfortunately I have no answer to this, and for now the admin wants his identity as CIM admin separate to anything else.

It's great to see something like this which encourages community. Anyone can take a part in the structure if they are determined and can prove themselves, and the admin himself will only be getting his main renumeration from his own investment in MPUs.

Community Investors Mutual

Udachu = El Privato!

What an imaginative headline!

Anyway, as the title says, UdachuFund and UdachuFund are now el privato. (Private.)

So basically, if you wanted to be a member... you can't anymore. I'm sure there'll still be dozens of peeps on MMG asking for people to invite them two months down the track though (like they do with FF now.)

Anyway, this has been a while coming and the reasons are that they now have the funds and liquidity to have a stable investment fund without requiring new fundage to reach this stable point. (Paraphrasing of course.)

They have a good chance at being the real deal. But of course, if there are any changes in the coming months or the like, I'll attempt to inform you all... amidst my lame attempts at comedy. (You gotta take the wheat with the chaff.)

A Conversation On Global Mutual

Well, here's a little chain of responses from a thread on Global Mutual here that I found interesting enough to share, without anyone's permission (though I'm pretty sure Tobor would be cool with it.)

Just thought I'd add I don't recommend anyone invest in GM or any of its associated properties of course. I do not remove them from my Investment Opportunities list however as I still consider them, to at least an extent, real 'investments' just poorly performing ones.

Board member Stealth asked this question, about Aussie Mutual, the Aussie arm of Global Mutual which is meant to be attempting to generate it profits.

"Aussie Mutual Pty Ltd does not hold an AFSL, meaning that AM is not licensed to offer financial products or financial product advice to investors in Australia.

To avoid any confusion ,I would suggest to confirm this officialy that a reputable member of this forum contact ASIC and publish their findings, because if this is the case just exactly what trading figures are you viewing ?"

And Tobor once again brought the juice with a thoughtful reply:

"I am sure that your info is correct. AM does the telephone canvassing and first "qualifying" steps of leads (prospective clients) and then hands those qualified leads over to another company that does hold an AFSL. If the "sale" goes through, ie the prospect uses the company to broker their mortgage, then AM gets a cut on the commission.

So the trading figures that I saw last time were the number of leads, where they were in the sales "pipeline", those that had already committed to taking out a mortgage which was in the process of settling and the deposits to AM bank account from those that had settled. The other figures that I saw was payments made by Gordon to members, a few of whom posted on this forum that they had actually received some money.

I am a business owner myself, have a university commerce degree and have a fair idea of what trading figures are worth looking at.

I should also add that I have several thousand dollars tied up in GMI. Like everyone else, I am peeved at what has happened with this program. But I have had the opportunity to go and look first hand and what I saw a month ago indicated that the business has actually turned the corner. I hope to be able to confirm that it has stayed on a profitable path.

As to script errors, site errors, etc, quite honestly, that can all be fixed later IF Gordon is making money at last. And if he is not making money, then none of it matters. And I don't think that you need worry too much about new investors being "conned". I don't think that there is much in the way of new investment happening. JMO."

In the next post I in that thread I use the word 'wanker,' because, you know, I'm cool.

By the way, I italicized one section because it is very very similar to my own situation with GM (monetarily) and my thoughts as well.

Happy Jack For Diggos

My daily WTF moment came this morning when I checked my inbox to find the following email from Jack Sinclair. I don't know who Jack Sinclair is (or am having a temporary memory blank) and it is most likely spam or random advertising, but I find it quite amusing because it's well written without the usual spammy attributes, had no links in it, and ties in with the fact that I am quite interested in Diggos at the moment.

The universe works in mysterious ways!

"Just a quick note to let you know Diggos is performing well and paying
all requests within 24 hours.
The admin, Peter, has a winner on his hands.

Cheers,

Jack Sinclair"

Why, thank you Jack! I would say it is an official notice of some sort from Diggos, but I am too lazy to check. Let's leave it as a mystery, because mysteries are fun.

Echo

Well not much is happening and I'm bored so I thought I'd update you on my games:

EGoldRevolution is putting along nicely now towards my eventual goal of twenty dollar a day withdrawals. They're way past the two-years-in-existence mark now.

CreativeConcept has inspired me to maybe put another spend in as they are giving me a PrivateOpps style vibe (that is they have the potential to keep on growing for months and months.)

Oh and most importantly Diggos keeps on paying.
Blah...

Look out tomorrow or the next day for a new investment opportunity rather than game, geared towards the little guy. I'm sure it'll benefit a lot of people, and there should be a pretty big write-up on it all.

I mainly used a bold typeface there to break up the monotony. How exciting!

Google Adsense - Working.

Well, it appears me Google Ads be working lads and ladettes. Noice.

Later on I'll be able to add the search box back which I'm sure will come in useful for the people who have been emailing me getting up me about it!

Thanks for keeping me posted guys.

UdachuFund Quarterly Dividend...

...was 2%. There's a bunch of explanatory jive in the email if you are a member.

Basically, they used a lot of the extra profit to invest in more stuff, stabilizing the fund more, and a lot of their real estate forays haven't been liquidated as quickly as usual to ensure maximum capital gain.

Nothing wrong with 2% bonus though... 'cos it is a bonus after all.

Google Adsense Saga Update

I received a very prompt reply from Adsense support this morning that my Adsense units (*search and ads) were not given access to any site from my Adsense account for a while for some reason (that wasn't specified. Maybe because I'd been lazy and taken all the ad units off the site so wasn't actually generating them any clicks.)

Either way, within 48 hours the ad units should work again and then the search should function again within a week - which means that you will then have the lovely option of searching back through my hypocrticial, greedy, money-grubbing ramblings once again! :)

Global Online Depository Follow Up

Well, the 'good ole boys' from Global Online Depository are yet to get back to me as of yet, and they've had a few days.

A few days you say, that's nothing? Well I hear of people getting very quick replies so we'll wait and see...

In the meantime, some concerns have been raised but I think they're kinda moot concerns because they are addressed throughout the site (such as the Ebay store that they've shared with us being low-volume and low-sales.)

A more pressing priority is me continuing my investigations as I promised y'all I would, and so far it's hitting a dead end. I have a few private little leads to follow up however.

So in the meantime, I see I have a few refs., none of whom have invested yet. I'd recommend not investing any more than ten bucks as a placeholder if you do invest (just in case they go private and I find out some good stuff in the near future.)

Ciao y'all.

Good Concept (Not So Creative)

Sick of autosurfs for a while, I decided to go back to a traditional HYIP with my punt money.

Just so y'all know, I've already been paid my daily profit for this one. Nice - like a really pretty autosurf, but you don't need to do anything. Just remember to hedge your bets!

Why? Well I don’t have to bloody log in every day and surf.

So I chose Creative Concepts as my latest gamble.

Why? They’re pretty new. (Relatively speaking - for a HYIP that payouts less than 5 - 10% a day.) They have a pretty site. They have paid-for threads in the big forums and are steadily picking up interest.

Did I mention they have a hot site?

Why is this important? Well, trad-HYIPs as I shall call them, have an awful tendency of going the distance with a beautiful site, good english, and all the other basic stuff combined with good management. Just month after month after month (6 months to a year.)

Those clouds… they are just so soothing.

Automatic withdrawals to E-Gold every day, with a ten dollar minimum.

Bah, they’re a gamble, but more fun than an autosurf for now. (If you like taking a bit of a gamble which can reap you massive rewards.)

Creative Concepts

The site is just so pretty, and the admin so well written…

Forgot to mention they have a page with statistics on their trades. Now, this can easily be faked and the like, but adding little extras like this to a trad-HYIP can make a huge difference to their life cycle - people think they’re really trading. (And who knows, there’s a one in a however many chance they are, but lets not kid ourselves.)

They even threw in some negative ones for good measure. :p

Still Getting Down To Business...

TJ, of Down To Business fame, is still working hard at refunding members - he currently split half the remaining funds into FX-Experts and a private offer (which offers little transparency but has a good 'gut feeling' associated withit by many people.)

So, he'll keep on soldiering on, and along with very (very) sporadic payments from Gordon I'm sure he'll eventually (EVENTUALLY does not mean 'next week') pay us all refunds.

Never say die, TJ. Never say die! :)

Check it out!

UPDATE: Okay now it's not working again. Bloody hell.

I fixed the search box.

It can now specifically search through Northern Calm as well! Spiffy, no?

Search for whatever you want and get customized results... Ooh.

See all the crap and mindless rhetoric I've spurted over the past however-many-months (yay, I've outlasted most HYIPs. :) )

Picasa

There's a little tool that Google has released called Picasa. It's like a super quick image browsing tool on your computer.

There's a link over there in the sidebar...

Basically, by downloading this you're helping me out in the process, and you can always delete it if you don't like it!

So, c'mon, encourage Chancer to put more effort into his content! :)

the Forex?

Seriously, what is it with "the Forex!"

It just... doesn't. sound. right.

When it's the foreign exchange market, it needs a "the."

When it's forex... it's not teh Forex.

Automatic sign of a bad Engrish speaking scammer.

Also, frequent captilization of the following: Forex. Bank. Company. Corporation. Etc. irks me no end.

What, we all work for the Corporation now as one giant ass hive mind? Never mind.

Feel free to add your own in the comments section...

teh Forex forever!

The 19th Of July

Being unable to think of anything more important to title this entry, let it be known as "The 19th Of July!"

First up, I'm phasing out and consolidating the 'obvious' games at least.

Diggos remains. I'm surprised more people aren't picking up on this one. I think this has the potential to run on and be a GoldenRocks or a StormySurf for a few months (or even more as GoldenRocks showed us) - depending on the admin. We can't predict what he will do.

But as of now it's sitting pretty and paying. Even the threads at places like MMG and TalkGold are pretty dead.

Usually, a unique hook will draw punters in but it seems to be a little too unique or confusing.

Either way, if you have a spare twenty bucks I'd recommend this high and above pretty much any other game, for now at least.

It might be time for a quick overview of how it works:

Basically, you buy $20 units. Each $20 units gives you a two hundred percent (200%) return in 34 days. It used to be 40 days, so the beast is speeding up! Strange, another reason this is a slight anomaly of a program with good potential and hopefully the legs to back it up.

For each referral who buys a unit days are taken off a unit. So, for example, if you have one referral who buys one twenty dollar unit, the amount of days left till your purchase matures is taken down by 8 days. This can happen 3 times, leaving you with a 10 day maturity period.

This only applies to one unit but it is a great promotion system - 34 days is a great maturity time for a program like this (GoldenRocks was of course 190% in 30 days so is basically equivalent.) Referrals help you speed up the process and give you a little bonus but don't overflow the system and disadvantage the little guy by throwing all the cash the way of the big recruiters.

So, if you've got any friends looking for a bit of a game too, Diggos is great.

And Peter Sweeney, the admin also claims that in a year Diggos will be turning into a different, more private 'investment vehicle.'

So, in the meantime... One to watch. A game, but an interesting unique one based on search engines (the advertising I have brought with my credits has been quite effective so far!)

Also in the 'Games' stakes, EGoldRevolution continues to put along nicely. It needs a five dollar payment monthly, but if you put in an initial payment of thirty bucks or so it sustains itself and automatically grows and compounds... Don't forget it's over two years old now with no signs of slowing down!

Daily11Surf went down as most of you know. It had a good one-month long run. A lot of surfs are closing down earlier than we would like lately (within days) and Daily11 had the momentum to go the distance for maybe two months at least. It's a shame, hopefully most came out with some profit or broke even.

So for now, there's no autosurfs on my list but I might add one later. Keep an eye on this space and see if you agree with my pick.

Into the more 'serious' side now, with the investments rather than games.

Despite continuing rumblings, last I spoke to someone in the know as of a few days ago, the swing trade which saw quite a negative take in FX-Experts finally closed - in the positive! All normal trading is continuing, and FX-Experts is both paying us out of trade earnings and quickly rebuilding the reserve. This is what I love about FX-Experts, it is designed to sustain itself, and keep the background invisible to the end user by giving us consistent returns.

As you may well know, Global Online Depository are on my to watch list, and may prove interesting, however they are yet to respond to my requests for interviews and further analysis (though it's only been a day or two!) I'll keep trying, and wait with not-so-bated breath. We shall see.

Global Mutual and the NeverendingStori remain in a constant state of neverending flux. Unfortunately. Gordon keeps trying, and I think all investors will get something. Eventually. But don't hold your breath!

I'm sussing out an opportunity for the little guy right now which could prove really interesting that I'll bring to you all soon. I'm currently in communication with the guy behind it all, and doing some verification.

Till then, most of the opportunities here now are more of the 'investment' variety, so as usual no news is good news! :)

Ciao, keep it real y'all.

Global Online Depository

If I get the time over the next few weeks I'm gonna be scoping these guys out in more detail and attempt some verification on them.

In the meantime here's a write up:

Also, they are still running their "June Bonus" which means that if you sign up in the near future you get a 25% bonus added to your deposit! So if you're interested remember that a.) they might continue to phase into being a private opportunity in the near future and b.) you get a juicy bonus now. Perfect time to get a placeholder position just in case.

‘Yes, we are a real company.‘

I’ve been scoping out Global Online Depository for the past few days.

The guys behind it buy goods from places like China and resell them with high profit margins. Their latest PDF newsletter has their adventures to acquire vehicles/manufacturing of vehicles in China (little motorbikes - which are always killer on Ebay, all the way up to cars.)

I’m not going to ramble on about them just yet, or do one of my ranting write-ups, but I will be looking into them a fair bit more.

So far from a cursory glance, the stars line up and they look to at least have a lot of potential towards being real.

I’ve been recommended them by quite a few people.

So, consider this a heads up.

Some pros:

- Been around for a long time, it appears.
- From a cursory glance nothing they have claimed is false.
- Massive power seller account, long established on Ebay (I have not yet personally verified this connection but from second-hand sources I have heard that this is true.)
- Rely on the constant influx and outflux of goods. (So something different to a fx trading account for a change!)
- Lots of communication with admins.
- Informative site, even had PDF newsletters and the like.
- Low, theoretically sustainable interest rates (especially if they are selling goods at 40% margins!)
- Jovial ‘good ole boys’ style admins. (Non-dodgy looking photos of them in the newsletters, for example.)
- Can deposit via everything from E-Gold to Bank wires and direct deposits.

Cons:

- Goldcoder script… Which isn’t really a con seeing as it is just poor implementation of the script, and it’s low price, which is associated with scammers.

Either way, there’s a heads up on Global Online Depository. Everyone else is looking into the likes of cool stuff like Joyfund, so I’ll probably go on a little fact finding mission with these guys, time permitting, over the next few weeks just to spruce things up with a bit of variety.

In the meantime, here’s a summary from their site to tide y’all over. Minimum is ten bucks, so there’s not much to stop people from getting in with a placeholder account at least.

“How does a loan program differ from an investment program?

An investment program involves the purchase of assets which are expected to appreciate in value. These assets may be traditional investment instruments like stocks, bonds, futures contracts, and other securities. They may also be things like real estate, rare coins, antiques, or other tangible property. In any case, investing involves the buying and selling of assets, and realizing a profit or loss from those transactions.

In contrast, Global Online Depository is a loan program. Members do not buy or sell any assets. It’s actually much simpler. Members agree to lend money to Global for a term of one year. During the term of the loan, Global uses the money to finance a cyclical purchase and resale of product inventories at a profit. In exchange for the use of the money, Global agrees to pay members a specific, daily interest rate, and also to return the original loan principal at the end of the one-year term. It’s a classic example of a win-win arrangement.

How can I lend money to Global Online Depository?

To initiate a loan, you must first become a member of Global Online Depository. Once you are registered, you can make your first deposit. All deposits must be made through the Members Area. You can login immediately after you’ve registered.

What methods of payment do you accept for deposits?

Online Payment Methods (e-currencies)

* E-gold
* The Online Cash Machine (Coming soon. Not yet available.)

Offline Payment Methods

* Personal check
* Cashier’s check
* Postal money order
* Bank wire

When can I withdraw funds?

Depending on the loan plan you selected, you can usually start withdrawing your interest earnings (provided you have not elected compounding) after 90 calendar days. At the end of a loan’s one-year term, your original principal is released and you can either withdraw it or keep it working for you by making a new loan to Global.

How do I withdraw funds?

Log into your account using your username and password. Click the Withdraw link from the menu of links on the left-hand side of the page. Withdrawals are usually handled within 72 business hours, so please allow time for processing.

How long does it take for my deposit to be added to my account?

Your account will be updated after Global Online Depository has verified receipt of your deposit. Most deposits will become active the same day they are received. However, some deposits may take up to 7 days to become active, depending on the deposit method and the length of time it takes Global to verify your deposit has been received.”

So, if nothing else, Global Online Depository suceeds at being intriguing during this initial scope-out period.

You know, ‘more as it comes.’

Joy Be To The Fund

This has been a while coming, but I thought I'd add a quick note on a fund that has been around for a few months now publically which should definitely be near the top of your list if you are looking for a real opportunity.

Joyfund

Joyfund has been around for a few months now. It has been audited by some respected members of the community. (As in a 'proper' audit, not just looking at some screenshots.) The minimum is shooting up though... currently it's in the thousands.

However, just today, Feederfund added them as an investment option, and other pooled accounts are being added all the time. If you join the Joyfund forum, you'll be able to keep abreast of the offical updates.

Check out the stats from the commodity trading - some months are pretty amazing!

Still Digging Diggos

Not much to say with this really, but as I wean off the games for a little while till I see something new and fun, Diggos remains the main play-date in my portfolio.

They’re picking up steam, slowly, but nowhere near explosively, perhaps due to their uniqueness or lack of advertising.

Either way, due to this lack of discussion about them around the joint (forums, etc.) I just thought I’d point out they paid me on my first lots today.

If Diggos were to pull a GR and hang on for many many moons yet, I’d be the happiest camper ever.

Either way, thus ends this completely un-newsworthy tidbit.

Daily... Caution!

Daily11Surf hasn’t made any payments for about a day and a half now according to their stats.

Time to exercise a bit of caution, though this could be a small stalling period to prolong the life of the program (I believe their terms are payment within 7 days) or it could be the beginning of the end.

Either way I’d give it a day or two and you know, if you’re looking for a game, try Diggos, and if you’re looking for something real, try FX-Experts with your money instead!

Dig Diggos

Seriously, Diggos could be poised to be the next-big-thing in HYIP/Game land.

200%. 10 - 34 days. Currently paying. You don’t have to do anything. It’s got a unique hook.

Could be poised to explode for months of activity like GR and StormySurf were.

And in the meantime I thought I would share with y’all something I found amusing, from the Diggos admin in their forum, in relation to people asking for contact info and DD and the like:

“I do not want your people to join because they believe I am some
miracle from beyond. They all need to find some other saviour.

It is very simple, $20 won’t even buy the family a decent meal
anymore these days and it is no real risk to spend that. If they
can’t afford it then they do not need to be buying ads from me.

Anybody else wanting my contact info can bugger off.

I have far too much at stake.

CHEERS

Peter”

That just makes me bloody laugh. In a good way.

Diggos is basically a doubler/HYIP/surf hybrid that is doing alright at the moment. Like Peter says, it’s TWENTY BUCKS, which may be a lot to some people, but if it is a lot DON’T spend what you can’t afford.

By saying that he is not some saviour and doesn’t want a cult, I just signed up to the cult of Peter. Also, by using the word ‘wanker’ a lot, I also like Peter.

It’s not FX-Experts, Joyfund or NSFG, to namedrop my usual random namedrops.

It’s twenty bucks in a program that could double your money on and on for a few months! At least it knows what it is, and the program makes no illusions or delusions otherwhise. The combination of different elements could see it chug on for a long time though - perhaps its somewhat uniqueness is why it hasn’t exploded yet?

Diggos.

I’m digging it.

It is what it is!

11 Surf Brings The Hype - Daily.

Oh look another Daily11Surf update. Cashouts are still pouring in within a few hours of request. These guys continue to kick tail with their momentum.

“David and I thought it would be good to inform YOU, the members that we are fast approaching 2000 active members, and hopefully within the last few hours this milestone will be reached.
We are also fast approaching another great barrier which we hope to break soon. The members of Daily11Surf have nearly invested $250,000 (1/4 Million), this in only 26 days. A big pat on the back goes to all members.
Daily11Surf is gaining ground in the Autosurf industry, we have noticed more and more Blogs/Forums have detailed topics on us. David and I would put our site within the Top 10 of current Autosurfs. However this is not good enough, we really want to say that Daily11Surf is within the Top5 if not the Top 3 sites within the industry. Hopefully over the coming months more and more people will realize that our business performs and our members are happy members.
Hopefully sometime next week we may have some news regarding the VM Card situation, as our programmers are still looking into this. I would like to say to the members to stop emailing us about this, once we have news it will be announced to the membership.
Some of our members are seeing great results from our advertising, remember we don’t just do credits; we sell Banners Advertising, Sponsored Box Positions, Paid to clicks and a few other forms of advertising. If you would like something that is not listed email us and tell us what you want.
Hope you all have a great week and lets all start to move the Daily11Surf business to the next level.
Bruce.”

Really, they have done very well so far, and bought in some massive stats.

And Diggos continues to gain basically no attention, despite doubling money in 10 - 34 days for the past few weeks, and having initiated a successful (and complete from my sources!) refund prior to that! Strange. But they keep putting along nicely with minimal fuss and attention.

Diggos - The Next Stormy Surf?

Of course, the usual disclaimer about Diggos being a game, and 'whatnot' applies. Treat it as a fun thing, that, if 'played' right can net you a LOT of money. Just make sure to not over extend yourself, have fun, and don't get greedy.

Here goes, the usual guff and explanation...

I got interested in Diggos as my latest game a few days ago.

(Just to clarify, I referred to it as ‘low risk’ as if you only put $20 in, you’re not risking much, and for those who likes summaries - Diggos can double your money in 10 - 34 days.)

Why… well it sounds like “Digger” which is a name close to Aussies hearts.

But more importantly it reminds me of the likes of StormySurf, etc. and all the fun times you can have earning big money with a minimum of fuss (or crashing and burning.) Never spend more than you can afford to lose.

However, Diggos is based on a unique system which I like but before I get to that I had a bit of a read, and this is what enticed me to join…

The admin’s name is Peter Sweeney apparently. And anyway, towards the end of June he had a spot of bother and was in an auto accident. He had to close up shop. However, from what I’ve read, he refunded everyone PROMPTLY once he was back from the ER. (Which is all just speculation based on what he has told us, but either way from my little dabbles of research it appears the across-the-board refunds did happen!)

Here’s what he wrote:

“I had to close and refund.

Deeply sorry for the trouble.
All have been refunded accordingly via e-gold.

I had a bit of an accident with my auto
and just at the worst time. I am no shape to
do anything really but rest easy for a couple weeks.

I feel terrible bout leavin like this after
all the efforts we spent. I lost about 5000quid
just developin this bloody thing.

cheers

Peter”

With a use of English/Aussie slang and a cool demeanour I started to warm up to his character.

Then, a few days later, he sent this email:

“Hello Diggos Members, Sorry for the last email, several people reported it was empty and I think I may have figured out why. Anyway, here goes another shot at giving you a deserved explanation for the happenings of late. First thing was I had an auto accident and when I got home from the e.r. there was a message that gewts owners asked to be removed from our site. I assumed it would be best to close and refund because I thought it would take days to change the website and get rid of all references to gewts. Anyway, Vicki and many others wrote me a many emails lifting my spirits, they all asked to re-open. I wrote to the programmer asking him to help change the whole site which I expected to take several days. Amazingly the programmer had the entire website changed in a matter of hours! Thanks goes out to all the supportive emails and posts, you touched my heart with your kind words of support and desires to re-open. You will notice that the programmer also left all the previous ads and credits in your accounts as a free bonuses to all those who made purchases. I must apologize for my lack of faith in the members and there ability to believe in me and support me through these times, I will never doubt your support again! Please join the forum or send me emails at admin@diggos.com if you have any questions. CHEERS Pete”

So they’re back.

So what’s the unique system? Well you buy ‘advertising’ but at a pay-per-click search engine or some such similar thing as far as I can tell.

You are then entered into the “34 Days Or Less” system in which your money is doubled in 34 days or less. It goes down based on how many people you refer, but as far as I can tell without any referrals you receive double your cashola in 34 days.

A little while ago, it was 40 days! So the system is paying faster and faster. I like that, the reverse of what we are used to seeing. :p

With refs and the like you can make that ten days!

How do they make the dollars to pay us members? Well, as usual, an explanation is offered (by Peter) but it’s a little different and less cookie cutter than I’m used to seeing from the average program. At least he didn’t just copy and paste it from somewhere else.

“Cash-back is paid from sales and three other sources.
Obviously there is a limit to doubling money every 40 days.
Let’s be realistic, it is possible to do, I have done it, but impossible
to do on a consitent basis for long periods of time. Otherwise I would
control the world and have all the wealth in the world.

Limitations are at 144k/mo and increasing as other sources are
compounded. We have sources that produce very stable and high
returns every 60 days. We are bound by NDA and can’t discuss
the details. Each month our abilities double until we reach the
limit of this particular deal. By then there will be other deals that
can and will expand our portfolio past the 8 figure cap. ($xx,xxx,xxx.00) per month.

So I believe we have a path for many to attain a nice monthly
(10-40 day) part time income stream.
I do not see capacity limits being met for 1-2 years.
At that time I will determine our next step to take Diggos into
a private venture group that deals on a more one to one basis
with those interested.
My intention or goal is to see us meet the 8 figure cap in 1 year then decide whether to expand or change into a private venture group.

CHEERS

Peter”

Vague, probably BS (with elements of truth), but a little more interesting than usual.

It’s a game, or at least you should view it as such, but a potentially profitable game, and the minimum is $20.

Why do I like it?

Admin is funny, ‘honest’ in his use of vocabulary.
System is unique.
He managed to pull off an across the board refund as far as I can tell.

When playing a game, I always look for these things. Those things which make it stand out, make it different and make it unique. The sort of things which make it worth my punt money!

But if you have a go, don’t spend what you can’t afford to lose!

Diggos

Happy playing. Diggos could possibly be the next StormySurf or similar program.

It’s only just starting to pick up the hype now despite having been running successfully for a few weeks. (More if including the downtime period.)

P.S. FX-Experts rules, and if you’re looking to invest rather than play, they’re doing quite well at the moment.

Udachu Invest Monthly Doings And Stuff

Yes, you are now privy to another extremely professional headline from Chancer.

Doings and stuff.

Anyway, 13% was the profit for the month of June and Rod made a small comment about them having to deal with banks and brokers this go round and was pleased. His exact phrasing was (paraphrasing :p) "[we] kicked ass."

Some people remain disappointed as the program is aiming for 20% + returns.

Either way, if they are actually trading, which is a distinct possibility, they are doing well and if that is the case the outlook looks even brighter.

However if you wanna jump on this ship time is running out - as of the 5th of August they will be closing to new members.

If you want in and want a referral code just email me.

In terms of advice, I think they're worth the tonner (that's $100 people!) for those of you who can afford it and is not a large amount. However, for example, if you have $100 and you are not invested in the likes of FX-Experts... well, you know who I would be STRONGLY recommending first. (That would be FX-Experts for those of you who the obviousness was lost on.)

Who knows, one day they might go private too, so don't let the hype of deadlines and the like mash you into joining UdachuInvest. But if you wanna be a member, don't let it pass you by either!

All Quiet On The Western Front

Yes, it's been all quiet on the Western Front for a while.

Why? Well seeing as the blog is more focused towards quality and less punts these days everything is going swimmingly pretty much, so there's lots of quality over there in the sidebar.

Either way, in the interest of keeping things flowing here's a few minor updates here and there (remember no news is good news in this arena!)

Daily11Surf

My current autosurfing punt is doing swimmingly. Yes, I know I've used swimmingly twice in the past two paragraphs or so, but you can all get over it. I promise not to use the word swimmingly again. Probably. Not for a few paragraphs anyway.

Either way, Daily11 has been a great pick and continue to power along with a good growth rate, semi-explosive without blowing all its expansion ability early in the game. Either way they've been around for a few weeks now and we could see them hit the three month mark and beyond. I'm happy with this bet so far.

Here's their latest update, a promotional Q & A. It'll continue the growth trend for a while if nothing else:

"David and I are receiving allot of emails from people who are asking specific questions about out business. Please find below several questions and answers allot of members are asking.


1. What's the name of the person who's going to be answering the questions?
Please do introduce yourself.
Hello, my name is David Stevensen. Please find some information taken from our member’s area.
David (34) was also born in Delaware. After leaving High School, David found employment as a public relations office for a large corporation. After several years working full time, David found the normal working hours did not fit into his family commitments, and upon the arrival of Bruce back to the family area, David decided to go into employment with Bruce. David did all the public relations for Bruce in his seminar business and once Bruce had found the ways to make money online with advertising joined his older brother in the new venture.


2. Could you please give me some information in regards to your background
and experience with this industry?
Previously invested in about 4 Autosurfs, excellent expertise in customer relations however in this industry it is rather one sided as the small minority of people do not understand or are simply one sided when things are explained.

3. What's your position in the Daily11Surf program?
Joint Owner

4. Do you have any other web sites at all that you are the Admin of, or that
you are involved with on any level? If so, could you please list them?
None

5. Why did you decide to open the Daily11Surf investment program?
After Bruce (brother and co-admin) returned to the USA he set up his own business in internet marketing and hosting offline seminars regarding the advertising/marketing business. After several years and the rise in popularity of the online advertising market we decided to venture into the Daily11Surf business.
6. How many people are involved in running the program? What are their names
and positions?
Bruce Stevensen - Joint Owner. Main Duties including all script work.
David Stevensen - Joint Owner - Main Duties Advertising, Customer Service.
Arthur Bernard Tan - Forum Moderator. Main Duties informing members who use the MMG, DTM and GGT public forums.

7. When did the program launch? Since then, how many active members do you
have?
June 13th 2006. At time of writing 1746 members.

8. Where are you located?
Delaware USA

9. You register Daily11Surf domain using a private registration service.
Other than to protect your privacy, is there any reason why you don't want
to list your real name, address and telephone number?
Nope

10. It seems that you hosting on a share server, do you have any plan
hosting on a dedicated server?
At the moment there is no need for a dedicated server, although allot of people seem to believe that it’s a necessity, however they are miss informed. Yes one day, we will need to move the site to our own dedicated server or servers; however it is not needed yet.

11. What protections do you have against DDoS and hacker attacks?
Again, in our short term online this question has been asked several times. It is in the best interest of any professional hosting company to provide this protection on all of its servers. We host with one of the better companies which offer this protection for free. Stopping a DDOS attack is nearly impossible they key is to have the technicians at the hosting company and DC who have the expertise to filter out these attacks. Our hosting provides this protection built into the plan we have with them.

12. Is your company registered?
No

13. Where is the company registered?
N/A

14. Is it possible for your members to view your registration information
and documents of Daily11Surf?
N/A

15. Do you have a real office?
No

16. What kind of support are you offering for your members?
Customer service is the key to any business success. We offer email and forum support. If in the future other methods are needed we will review and implement into the business.

17. What do you think sets your program apart from all the other
"opportunities" out there?
The Autosurf market is flooded with other sites, and to separate yourself from these sites is nearly impossible. Daily11Surf is run by two middle aged men who have expertise in various fields. We offer nothing that any other site out there offers.

18. What do you think about the longevity of your program?
Daily11Surf is still rather new and we have captured a very small arena at the moment. Nothing is certain in this field. I could say that we will change the Autosurf business, but we will leave that to the many other sites that state that.

19. What steps have been taken to secure members funds?
All funds are deposited into one egold account, once there a percentage is transferred into another E-Gold account, and other online processors depending on where we need the funds placed to ensure the business runs smooth.

20. Your program have very attractive plan with very high returns (154% in
14 days). How do you generate such high profit for your investors?
The main business of D11S is advertising, allowing members to advertise their business and or other websites. To allow people to realize the potential of our business we need to advertise our own business. Today we have invested nearly $6000 of the reserve funds we had prior to launch. More campaigns are being planned as we speak, as it’s the sites owners’ job to ensure this is done correctly.

We understand the risks of running programs like this, and have the expertise to make the business a success. Using a % of members funds to help boost the brand of D11S will not only bring us returns financially from other sites, but also allows us to stabilize the financial wealth of the business. The remainder of funds is held online within various processors and managed to ensure the returns paid to our members in the form of the 11% bonus, is met by privately funding the egold exchange industry within our private and confidential contacts. Moving Currencies around different processors and at various amounts helps us to maintain the fund.

21. Can you show any proof how you generate the profits?
All exchanges we offer are private and confidential.

22. At the moment, your program only accepts E-gold as the payment
processor. Do you already have come up with a plan in order to sustain the
program if the value of gold drops tremendously?
Again this has been asked several times, and to be honest has only been a factor since several other sites have used the excuses to close shop. Dealing in Gold, any admin or user of that currency needs to understand how it works. Admins need to stay in touch with world events which will effect the value in Gold Vs USD, and alter there plans as they see fit.

23. How do you process the payments? Is it automatic or manual?
Manually

24. Currently the processes of withdrawal requests to complete are very
instant; sometimes just within 5 minutes. Wouldn't you worry that it could
make your members or potential investors nervous to invest when the payout
have to stretch up to 7 days?
Again, this is very hot topic at the moment and being talked about in many programs. Our terms clearly state and we have started to remind our members that the terms state 7 days. Yes you are correct we do pay fast, that is because Bruce and I work long hours to ensure that all is running smooth, and we pay the payments every time we check. However some payments have already taken up to 12 hours, it all depends on when we are online.

25. So far, there's no complained in regards of payments, but have you ever
made late payments?
No, we have never missed any payment which has taken longer than 7 days as per our terms.

26. How large is your current capital?
We started the Daily11Surf business with a rather large sum as capital.
As of 9pm EST 30th June we held (approx)
$85,000 Egold
$40,000 other currencies
$25,000 Reserve/Advertising

27. Have you established a reserve fund?
See Above

28. What plans do you have for the future of your program?
Very hard question. Hopefully we will expand the business and offer the advertising needs to those who require it. We are hard researching other methods of advertising, which once ready will merge into the current business.

29. Are you planning on closing your program to new members at any time?
Not at all. Advertising is a global way to make money. We are all in the money making business, why would we close our doors to the vast majority of people out there.

30. Tell me a few reasons why investors should join your program.
Investors should not be forced into anything they are not sure off. By answering that question may only convince people to join. People should only join our business if they fully understand what we do and what we offer.

31. What can you advice to your potential investors?
People in this field are one of a kind, many do not seek advice. The main thing I would suggest to anyone is to fully understand what they are doing. Make sure you read every word that is stated in the terms.

32. Lastly, is there anything you wish to add?

Nothing really. Thanks for your questions."

Total Rune

Who knows? In a state of flux, cashouts apparently to resume again soon and members are required to fill out forms.

NSFG

NSFG traded the last week of June and are back in action... they managed to net themselves a healthy 3.63%. Here's to a full month of trading ahead now that the switch over is complete.

Fx-Experts

Not in yet? Why not? The buzz is they are back in profit and not paying out of the reserve fund (FX-E is structured so that we don't see any negative days by doling out the cash slowly over time based on a number of calculations.) So that's great to hear and we might start seeing some higher 3%+ weeks again! But that is of course random speculation.

Either way, as we say, it's 'all good!'