Tonight we’re looking at a program that is different from anything I’ve written about here at HYIPBlogger. Now, if you’re familiar with my reviews, you know I don’t buy into the business claims HYIPs make. I choose to ignore what business ventures HYIP administrators make and report only the things I can verify. If you’ve been following along you’ve probably realized that my reviewing process puts a HYIP program through a few tests, looking to point out security weaknesses if any are present, then does an analysis based on website traffic if information is available. I look to present you, my readers, with any information I can about a program. I try to keep my opinions to a minimum and let you fabricate your own feelings about a program. Really, all I’m doing is putting all the information about a program in one place for you to easily access, hopefully pointing out some things that you may have missed on your own.

What benefit is this to you readers? Knowledge. I hope to give you a bit of knowledge, while reminding you about the risks that surround investing in HYIP programs. After that, you’re on your own, invest or not it is your decision. I get no benefit if you invest or not. I don’t refer HYIP programs, I only blog about them.

So, tonight let’s talk about Lions Society.

This review is going to be different from the normal HYIP review I typically write because it’s impossible for me to talk about this program without talking about the business claims this program makes. Lions Society is a HYIP created by Lea Gao, the admin of the HYIP Blog Flax Talk. In addition to the blog/forum Flax Talk, Lea has recently launched Flax Host, a hosting company that sells DDoS protected hosting plans and Flax Ads, an advertising CPA/CPC network. I’ve seen a couple of different HYIPs using Flax Host as their hosting provider (Informal Investors being one), and the company runs off of Staminus Communications servers, I can say that there is income being generated by outside means from the Flax Network of companies. How much income, I don’t know; however there is with certainty income coming from Flax Talk, Flax Host and Flax Ads.

Now that we’ve covered the fact that Lions Society is bringing in some outside income, let’s talk about the program itself. Lions Society started out last May as an “insurance” type program, where money earned by Lea from her referrals into different HYIPs was invested into a number of HYIPs called the Movers and Shakers. Lea then paid any earnings received from these investments back to her downline as a benefit to joining under her referral.

After a time, Lea opened the program, allowing investors to invest into the Movers and Shakers program. Essentially, Lea allowed investors to give her money to invest in different HYIPs and Lea paid out any returns. Then Lions Society was conceived. The LSHYPER plan was set-up, paying earnings of 2% to 4% weekly on Monday of each week. There is a $1 minimum investment into the LSHYPER plan and deposits can be made using Alert Pay (AP), Solid Trust Pay (STP), Liberty Reserve (LR), Perfect Money (PM) and Bank Wire.

Next, the LSREALTY plan was introduced. The LSREALTY plan sells shares which cost $50 each. 2% to 7% weekly for 600 days is paid every Thursday for this plan. So, for example if you were to purchase 2 shares for $100, you should receive $2 to $7 for 86 weeks. This results in earnings anywhere from $172 to $602 paid weekly over 86 weeks.

The third investment option FLAXSHARES is no longer offered through regular means. At $1000 per share, they offer (starting at the end of January 2011) 10% to 15% monthly (with a mention that the future will provide higher gains). A limited number of initial shares were offered, but have since sold out. It is possible to still obtain these shares however, through the Market Place.

A unique feature of Lions Society, the Market Place found within the member’s area, allows investors to list FLAXSHARES or LS REALTY Shares for sale. This is currently the only place to purchase FLAXSHARES which are currently being listed at prices from $1100 to $1200.

So, lets dig into the program. The first thing I always do is my standard Whois and IP searches. As Flax Host is hosted by Staminus Communications, I wasn’t surprised that Lions Society is on a dedicated Staminus Communications server with DDoS protection. In addition, they have Comodo SSL encryption on the site, further increasing security. The Whois search provides some good information as there is no privacy protection. So, listed as the registrant we find Ethan Gao, a person who is listed as technical support on the Lions Society site. We also see an address in Hong Kong along with a telephone number. I didn’t check the phone number to see if it was valid, but Lea has numerous times stated that she is from China, so the location checks out. This doesn’t necessarily verify anything other than the fact that the admin has been careful to keep her story straight, but it does show careful preparation for the site, something which could mean a longer lived program.

As far as the site itself goes, I have no complaints. The design was created by HYIPdiz.biz, something you can verify as HYIPdiz features the Lions Society design in their portfolio. The script being used is custom and has quite a few unique features including the market place. All of the texts are original, nothing is copied from other programs or online companies.

The program accepts multiple e-currencies including Alert Pay (AP) and Solid Trust Pay (STP) two processors that require a more thorough check to set-up and provide more protection for investors.

All-in-all there is little that can be said that’s negative about the program. No red flags pop-up. MMGStat.com lists a relatively small number of monitors for the program, 13 (14 including HYIPBlogger), but many of the larger, well-established monitors have Lions Society listed, so the program has chosen its advertising carefully.

Since the program has been established for awhile I decided to do a traffic analysis:

The trend shown is a positive gradual growth trend, one of the more desirable trends a program can have. Not shown here, but if you mess around at Alexa.com, you’ll see there was an initial spike, normal with new programs followed by a slow zero-growth trend that is now gradually becoming positive. The program itself, with its changes and increasing life is becoming a more appealing investment option for HYIP investors.

Overall, I don’t have much else to say about Lions Society other than to remind you all that the rules for all HYIPs apply for Lions Society. This program should be considered just as high risk as any other HYIP. Even in the FAQ on the Lions Society page you can find a warning:

Is it risky to invest with Lions Society?
You can buy stocks and they can collapse. Every investment is risky. However, Lions Society (LSHYPER) is investing in many different programs at the same time, and continually doing so each week. So the change that every one of them collapse even though is close to zero. Therefore, it is less risky as most investment options anyway around. I also only distribute amounts I actually receive from the programs. So there is no fixed return.Shareholders and LSREALTY owners are protected on an substantial investment and return. Real Estate is something what can lose value but never just fail.

Just because there are some outside generators of income, it doesn’t mean that Lions Society is a fool-proof HYIP. LSHYPER investments are investments into a number of OTHER HYIP programs, so the risk of loss is very real. The LSREALTY program states that investments are made in real estate, however this is something that cannot be verified through the site. Please remember not to ever invest more than you are willing to lose.

That about sums up my review of Lions Society, as always if you have any questions please let me know. I hope you all enjoyed the second edition of HYIP Blogger Monthly that I sent out a couple of hours ago. If you haven’t subscribed yet, I’m sorry you missed out on this edition, but I recommend signing up today so you don’t miss this months’ newsletter!

Until next time, keep walking through HYIP investments!

This review was paid for by Lions Society