(2) PrivateOpps in Numbers!

Here are some statistics (as of Mar. 6, 2006, 6:15pm EST) for those
number-lovers out there:

* 5,635 registered PrivateOpps Participants since July 20, 2005
* 4,351 of them currently hold Units
* $2,650,720 currently invested in "Contract" Units
* $545,822 in profits withdrawn by Participants thusfar
* $227,849 earned by Participants in our Referral Program
* 4,395 emails / support tickets processed
* 782 registered Users in our Forum
* and... 9 DDoS attacks sustained so far, all mitigated within a few hours

(3) Latest Debit Card updates

I'm happy to let you know that we will start taking pre-orders for our Debit Card product(sign-ups only, no fees collected until fully operational) as early as April 10th.
This is what we can tell you so far (additional information to be released by the end of the month):

* Card Type: Cirrus-based ATM Debit Card issued by an offshore bank
* Cost to you: $20 (add $40 for UPS 2nd day shipping)
* Funding methods: PrivateOpps (free), e-gold/1mdc (1%), e-Bullion
EC/EG (3%), Bank Wire (1%)
* Limits: $2,000 daily ATM withdrawal limit and $15,000 card balance limit
* Various fees: US Withdrawal: $1.25, Intl. Withdrawal: $1.75, Card-to-Card: $3, Balance inquiry: free

While we will not be issuing the cards directly, PrivateOpps will have complete control over them, enabling us to fully integrate the card system into our existing trading platform and offer quick funding processing. Stay tuned!

(4) Changes to our Unit Redemption process

PrivateOpps is growing rapidly (over 5,500 members as of early March) and becoming ever more popular. We currently handle over a thousand transactions per day (Unit purchases, redemptions, deposits, and withdrawals) and continue to hire more staff and add various
technological advancements to help handle the increasing work load. This also requires us to make changes to the program from time to time to ensure the longevity and stablility of our program.
Beginning March 5th, Redemption orders will be processed within 6
business days.
This change became necessary in order to significantly reduce the
private clubs' overhead and allow for sufficient time to efficiently
take funds out of the market and ensure their availability for
fulfillment of future withdrawal requests.
This will undoubtly increase the productivity and efficiency of all
private clubs. Moving forward, they will be able to maintain better
money management practices, as the new policy provides a clear outlook
over the amounts to be withdrawn from the markets almost a week in
advance.
Please note that our Participant Agreement has been modified accordingly
(Section 6.2 now reads "within 6 business days" instead of "within 12
hours or less") and made effective immediately.

This is one of several upcoming improvements slated to be introduced later this month. PrivateOpps continues to provide its members with a state-of-the-art investing platform that is second to none, and is growing stronger each day.

(5) More on e-gold withdrawals

Our new transaction engine is coming along nicely and is already integrated into roughly 70% of the accounts! The remaining accounts will be added in the next few days.
Coupled with the benefits of the new Unit Redemption procedure, our new transaction platform handles the e-gold reserve accounts far more efficiently than ever before. This means increased withdrawal limit thresholds and near-instant withdrawals (for security reasons, all withdrawals are processed within 1-5 minutes by our automated robot, residing on an off-site offshore server).


(6) PrivateOpps does not give in to extortionists!

Every now and then we receive emails threatening to "expose our scam" or "reveal bad evidence" if we don't give in to blackmail demands. Sometimes they even threaten to take us down with a Denial of Service attack (which we are well protected against, thanks to BlockDos.Net'ssolutions).
Take a look at a recent email we received from a known abuser and long-time extortionist - "procyborg":
"I have also another solid proofs that u are a ponzi and Im preparing to tell everyone the truth!!! I will start my campaign against u soon.The people must know that PO is BS !!! I will posts it on all big forums and rating sites.I ensure u that my campaign will be effective
and your PO will collapse soon.No more M$ hehe. So if u want to cooperate with me u have 2 choices:
1.tell me thet u are a ponzi and I wont tell that anyone.
2 or pay me some money than I will keep in secret my solid proofs."

And later on...

"My proposition is :send 500$ to egold account: 1806066 (progres) and I wont tell anyone about my DD process on you etc simply I will forget about you. If u want to last longer and to gain more M$ than cooperate with me. Hyip industry is fun and business is business."
Needless to say, PrivateOpps does not negotiate with cybercrooks. Wehave reported this abuser to e-gold's Due Diligence Unit, who willfurther investigate this matter. While it may result in this malicioususer going around spreading lies about us, it is important to have a strong foundation from the get-go. If we silence him today with $500 -where does it stop?
What I find quite funny is the fact that this guy is asking for $500.ONLY $500? Instead of looking for illegal ways to supplement his income,why doesn't he open up an account with us, invest $250 and double itwithin a few weeks? This is truly beyond me.

(7) Which new feature would you like to see next?

At PrivateOpps, we constantly work to improve our range of services and quality of trading platform. We recently posted a page that lists all the projects we are currently working on. We are always happy to hear your thoughts and suggestions (thanks to Jeffrey who suggested that we increase the font of the Newsletter content...!)

(8) FIXED-ODDS.III will be here soon!

Yes, my friends, FIXED-ODDS.III is slated to be added to our system later this month. However, by the time this newsletter was published, we still did not receive the final details of the new Contract from the private club. As soon as we have more details (within the next few
days), we will make an announcement at the News & Updates page.

(9) Contacting Us

As always, we are here to assist you with any question or request you may have. Our support desk is staffed Monday through Saturday, from 8 AM to 7 PM Eastern Standard Time. Contact us at support@privateopps.com, and we will respond within 12 hours or less.
Thank you for taking the time to read yet another newsletter, and happy
investing!

Robert Vaughn
Operations Manager
PrivateOpps.com