With the current prices of crytocurrencies on the rise you will receive your initial investment back within about nine months. They do take a cut of your mining profits, but it still remains extremely lucrative. Genesis Mining does have a CEO and CFO that is very active and their faces are out there for everyone to see. There have been a lot of scam sites, but Genesis is considered one of the safe one's. I encourage everyone to do their own research. Do not invest more than you can lose, and do not invest blindly. Hope that helps!