It's one of those slowburn scams that seem to be a particular favorite in Russia, home of the HYIP.
Naturally there are referral commissions involved, making it a pyramid/ponzi hybrid.



The shill neotronix, was a Bitconnect fan and obviously felt inspired by this wordpress wonder.


The hard faced, hard sell ladies with names ending in V do a great line in totally believably popups.



As has been pointed out, scams aren't moderated here.