# high-yield investment program

> type of Ponzi scheme, an investment scam that promises unsustainably high return on investment by paying previous investors with the money invested by new investors

**Wikidata**: [Q1102146](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1102146)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-yield_investment_program)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/high-yield-investment-program


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora