22/05/09. SigmaTral Review and Other News

BEWARE! THIS PROGRAM HAS STOPPED PAYING! PLEASE DON’T INVEST!

Hi everybody! With today’s review I’d like to return to the subject of long term HYIPs. More specifically I want to talk about a brand new long term HYIP called SigmaTral. This isn’t something I do very often, just a couple of times in fact, but I even announced the launch of this one on a couple of forums. I guess that makes me one of the first members and I’m reasonably confident it will turn out to be the right choice. In this case it was actually the admin who contacted me first, sent me the link, and asked what I thought. After checking it out thoroughly I made the decision, and it wasn’t a difficult one, that it was well worth joining.

There are two plans available from SigmaTral, one daily, one weekly, both profitable and both sustainable. And that is the first thing I like about this program. We’ll start with the daily plan, or “Option A” as they call it. It runs for a term of 90 days and while your are a member under this plan you will be paid anything from 1% to 1.5% interest on your principal every calendar day. The size of your deposit will determine the rate of interest repaid and that works out as follows. From the minimum required amount of $5 up to $1000 you will earn 1% per day. I guess that will cover most of us. It’s so straight forward it hardly requires an example from me, but just to spell it out anyway an investment of $100 will earn you a dollar a day for 90 days and finish with you earning a total of $90, or 90%, in pure profit. I say pure profit because of course your principal is returned to you on expiry. Pretty simple. Eh? For informational purposes the other rates of interest applicable to this plan include 1.25% paid on deposits from $1001 to $10,000 and the maximum rate of 1.5% is paid on deposits upwards of $10,000 to the allowed maximum of $50,000.

“Option B” is what they call the weekly plan. It offers a bigger return on your investment for a bigger risk so maybe the more adventurous players will enjoy this one. On closer inspection though we can see that it’s not really that much more of a risk than the previous plan. Not really a significant risk anyway considering it runs for a shorter period and will see you in profit before expiry. It will also see you break even (at the lower rate of interest) a full three weeks before the daily plan expires. Here’s how it works. The plan runs for 12 weeks during which time SigmaTral will return 12 weekly payments varying between 10% and 12% depending on the size of the figure you deposited. The exact rates are 10% per week on amounts from $5 to $1000, 11% on deposits between $1,001 and $10,000, and the maximum rate only paid on deposits from there up to the maximum $50,000. So if we take out $100 and deposit it here instead we can expect 12 weekly payments of $10, meaning we break even after 10 weeks (70 days, not 90 days as in the other plan) and finish the plan with a total profit of $120. And again that’s pure profit on top of our original principal which is returned. As you can see it’s quite simple. It’s profitable which obviously being the reason most of us are here is great, but just as importantly this is a realistic target to aim for and more than achievable and sustainable in the long run.

The choice of payment processors was also one of the first things that struck me about SigmaTral. As far as HYIPs go it’s an excellent selection. SolidTrustPay has just been added after their lengthy verification process was completed, and it joins AlertPay, StrictPay, PerfectMoney, and LibertyReserve.

A much better indicator of the amount of research and planning that went into SigmaTral than just a good choice of payment processors however is the security. I’m pleased to say that nothing has been left to chance here and countless problems further down the line have been completely eliminated by putting together such a good all round package of security features. I don’t want to sound like I’m a difficult person to please or anything, but you know what SigmaTral have done here should really be the bare minimum we demand from any site that purports to handling other people’s money. So to start with it’s on a dedicated server, it has a fully licensed script, and is utilizing SSL encryption for secure transactions, and is fully protected from DdoS attacks. The standout feature though is that it’s hosted on a Staminus server, which is the best that money can buy.

The design is also quite good. It’s bright, easy on the eye and easy to navigate. Quite professional looking overall. The text is not entirely original however and some of the statements made about their alleged business activities are an exact word for word replica of texts seen on a number of other HYIPs. But I don’t think anybody who reads money-news-online will make a big deal about that. We all know that stuff is just there to add a certain touch of legitimacy to first time investors in this industry, and really, I don’t think it makes SigmaTral any less of a good HYI program. I’ll just take the Forex claims with the usual grain of salt and carry on investing with them anyway, fully aware of the risks that go with it. Apart from that I have to say that customer support is also above average here with the always welcome feature of a live chat area. Of course there’s always the usual online e-mail ticketing system if they aren’t online at the same time as you.

So overall I think SigmaTral is a winner. A HYIP to be sure but not like the rest of them. The program itself is a bit better than average, so now the success that it deserves as a program is hinging on the admin. In the right hands there is no reason to doubt that SigmaTral can be a great program. Is it in the right hands? Well I guess the admin has to prove himself just like everybody else in this business, but so far he hasn’t put a foot wrong. He’s made all the right moves and the work put into the planning and execution of the program would suggest he knows what he’s doing. This one might just be around for quite some time to come. Just remember that if this program interests you and you are comfortable with the risks, then the best time to join is now. It will maximize your profits.

Other news for today.

The administration of StableInterest project (reviewed here) issued a press-release on their site where they outlined the main features that would be implemented as part of their investment process and anti-crisis strategy till the end of the year 2009. I’m glad that the payment record of StableInterest can be traced back 8 months now and the program is still in perfect financial condition and even is making such great plans for the future which you can read about in the following newsletter:
“The grand meeting of the management authorities of the StableInterest project has been held on May 21, 2009. Several main questions have been under review. Anti-crisis plan has been firstly approved and put into operation. According to the plan, all current and potential investors are being absolutely secured from any external factors’ influence, whether it is an economic collapse or defaults. The current plan is valid until the end of the year 2009.
However, the main reason for holding the grand meeting was initiated by the Head Manager of StableInterest Mr. Henry M. Cutler creation of a brand new department within the limits of the project StableInterest.
The new Clean Energy Investment Department will be concentrated upon new investment solutions in the sphere of clean energy. Another task of the department is to develop the loan programs and loan guarantees to support environmentally friendly technologies. Within the latest 6 months, searching for alternative investment sources has become the main trend and guideline of the project StableInterest. Taking part in solar investment programs, wind and bio-fuels investment has been just a small part of the work, done by our specialists.
Followed by introducing the bill by the U.S. lawmakers that would establish the new independent clean energy investment agency, Mr. Cutler has agreed with Mark Robinson, who used to be the Energy Industry Consultant in the Green Mountain Energy Company before, asking to take the post of the Head Manager of the newly created Clean Energy Investment Department.
The Clean Energy Investment Department is going to be allocated with the $100K for the start from the StableInterest reserve fund. As anticipated, in the future the department should expand and take leading positions in the structure of the project StableInterest.”

I’m glad to report that LonixFinance (reviewed here) has returned after suffering a massive DDoS-attack by now implementing some better protection. The admin apologized for the inconvenience in the update and I seems now all the payments for LonixFinance‘s members have been paid:
“Today our hosting provider made a server update. Due to this issue our website was down for some hours. Also installed DDOS Protection. Again we apologize for delay from all member.”

Poplans (reviewed here) is also back after a DDoS-attack and all the payment are back to normal again. The admin apologized for the disruption and explained the cause of the attack (in bad English) by fierce competition and jealousy from other admins. I don’t know if it’s true but one thing is for sure: Poplans is back online and paying.

I was paid yesterday from SteadyGrowthInvest (reviewed here). The plan I joined under was 130% after 10 days and I received my money quite fast after requesting a withdrawal. I chose to go again with the same plan but if you want to test SteadyGrowthInvest first I remind you that there is another plan where you will be paid 105% after 2 days only. Four payment processors are accepted by SteadyGrowthInvest now and I think the program has a potential to work stable and pay on time for a few more weeks.

Another program I have joined and added to my monitoring page today is called AmericanWorkGroup. There is only one investment plan available which can be made via LibertyReserve or PerfectMoney (Bank Wires are also accepted): 1.9%-2.7% (depending on the amount invested) for 150 calendar days. You will get your principal back on expiry. The minimum to invest is $20 and the interest is being paid on business days only. In the future the admin of AmericanWorkGroup is planning to add such payment processors as AlertPay, Pecunix, C-Gold and V-Money. What I like about AmericanWorkGroup is the hosting on a dedicated server, the using of licensed script by Tomacero (a similar script is used by GoldNuggetInvest), the domain name is registered for three years and the SSL-certificate installed. However, I have also some misgivings about that program which includes using an obviously fake certificate of incorporation on their website allegedly from Panama and the admin with English name “Richard Berty” for whom the English language is definitely not his native tongue. So if you like AmericanWorkGroup just treat it as a promising HYIP game that launched just 10 days ago which has potential to become a good sustainable program over time. More on this can be read in the upcoming review of AmericanWorkGroup which will be published on my blog after the first payment is received.

Finally I would like to add that just a couple of minutes ago I received the first proper newsletter from the admin of Fexity Juliette which by the way has been providing an excellent level of support so far. There were a couple of reminders that she brought to the members attention and of course reported about the success of having over 250 active members just a couple of days after the grand launch. She has answered my questions for the interview already which is going to be published on my blog tomorrow. Please don’t miss it as Fexity is one of the best new programs which I have seen for the last time. If you want to find out more about my opinion about the program please refer to the recent review published on my blog here. And this is the first newsletter I was talking about:
“Dear members, This is a quick message to all the Fexity members from the staff. It has been a fantastic week for us. The growth chart seems to be looking really impressive with a strength of over 250 active members and we know that it is only going to improve with time.
Our system seems to be doing an excellent job, with no errors found thus far. If you do encounter any flaws in the payment system, do contact us immediately. Likewise, if there seems to be any error in the plan selection process, please let us know and we will see to it that you are added to the plan of your choice accordingly.
It has been an exhaustive week for us and we are looking forward to the weekend. We would like to remind you that Fexity only pays during the weekdays and not in the weekends. It may delight you to know that FABs will be paid in the weekends and you would most likely be receiving your due FABs sooner. A reduction in workload over the weekend is the prime reason.
The expiry date of the FAB scheme will be announced next week.
The Support division at Fexity will remain open in the weekend so you may contact us if you need any further assistance.
That’s all we have to convey for now. Have a great weekend!”

To wrap up today’s news I would just like to list the programs that paid me today. They are: Fexity, LonixFinance, USDozen, PanaMoney, UnitFX, AsianInvestGroup, ForexExperts, SilverLodge, NovalexFinance, NorthBizz, EwoCapital, NanoMoneyCorp, CascoFunds, GoldNuggetInvest, OakCash, GeniusFunds, VentureFundsGroup, DamexTrade, EdwardBrownInvestments, SigmaTral, InvestmentForge, Poplans, MajorBarter, TraderSolid, Treckswana, LloydFunds and HighRiseFinance. Don’t forget to check out my blog tomorrow when the interview with the co-admin of Fexity Juliette will be published! Have a good weekend everybody and see you tomorrow!