This is a HYIP (High Yield Investment Program) which I knew from the beginning was risky but I was persuaded by the monitor ratings on the website and the payments received posts on various forums. I did not do a 'scam' search.

I have now become more educated and am passing this on for the benefit of others.

The first people HYIP's pay are the monitoring sites to ensure they report a positive 'paying' status for the program. When I looked closer (later) at the subjects site the amounts invested by these monitors ranged from $1 to $20. Hardly substantial amounts on which to rely on for an investment decision as the payments made to them will only be a matter of cents.

I invested $30 just in case something did go wrong. I kept on re-investing the proceeds to build my account. Low and behold I request a withdrawal of $15 and everything changes when I start enquiring as to when the proceeds would be received.

All my follow up requests have gone un-answered. The site Admin have frozen my account so whilst the account has built up to $209 it shows the balance available to withdraw or reinvest as $0.40.

Not all HYIP's are scams but orientinvestment.com certainly is. Do your research with a part of it being an engine search for 'nameofprogram.xxx scam'. I did this when it was clear that I'd lost my money and then all became clear.