Blackmailed by writer

Ok am an idiot contracted independent from this site . Paid writer $200 in advance 3 on 24 to to do some work .Time past and got very few responses .Have 7000 words done of thesis myself continuously emailed information research bits to copy and paste in,I work and get 6 euro's an hour so money is tight .today is the last day to get work in .Finally today i get 400 words back i have had loads of promises that work will be completed, not happy with the work i respond angrily , i ask them are they Pakistan,they get all self righteous . Ok i have left enough information for them to track down possibly my university ... they are blackmailing me unless i pay 275 dollers they will email my university and publish my work which i may be able to use the 7000 words i have written in the summer. Can i be expelled from a university for intention to plagiarise? Past date for entry of work... they are putting screws on so please suggest what i should do.

You're an "idiot" not because you contracted an independent contractor from this site, but because you contracted an anonymous "writer" who uses a fake name and a gmail / outlook / yahoo / hotmail / aol / or other anonymous account.


If you really feel they would publish your work, you may consider posting it first here: https://essayscam.org/forum/fe/ (or on your own blog if you have one) under your real name. That way you should be protected from a "copied work" claim.

Do you think i can be expelled since i never entered the work , but demonstrated intention by asking for help on in this case some of the literature review.Writer is threatening to forward our emails to university....... Payed by papal , how do you even find a legitimate writer on this site,

No, you cannot be expelled (even if they forward emails to your university). But you may "lose" your work if they publish it under their own name before you do and some anti-plagirism software marks it as plagiarized.

Are you very sure about not been expelled.

Also can i report to Pay Pal.

I do so want to slap them.

i also want to Do..

You have to be careful with the writer. Have you listen to his or her demands and why did you arrive at this situation. Some writers are suicidal at worst. Forwarding your emails to your university would complicate the issue since it will be a proof of complacency and participation. The paypal receipt is also further proof. Your best bet is to sort out the issue amicably with your writer since you can pretty much get messed up by Turnitin if the work is published online. You will be in great trouble trying to explicate yourself in case of plagiarism. All the best though

This individual was a nightmare to work with all the communication was one way that person never answering. I sent the writer loads of information i had researched myself and bits that they could copy and paste , .They made several promises to finally show me some research work over the last few 10 days (expect first 100 words tomorrow), they would say work coming and then not respond to my emails for days(Loads of promises).

Finally after deadline they produced 400 words that i was not happy with (no idea where they were going). Are you saying i should capitulate to extortion and give them money.? Rang Academic advisers in 2 Universities and as the Major states i can not be accused plagiarism i have no work handed in . as i would have used the information i got from this person for research purposes only.

While I should name and shame and go after there Pay-pal account for extortion or get 200 dollars owed for broken promises.

At this stage i just want that writer out of my life and no i didn't realise some freelance essay writers are suicidal this writer was particularly Volatile .They want 475 dollar for 400 words ,well they have taught me a expensive life lesson alright.

Ok i suppose I'd give em 100 dollars to get out of my life and leave my 7300 words alone but what guarantee do I have they will.I wouldn't be surprised if they are reading this post.As yet i have no conversation with writer just threats .

Why is your "load" possessive?

If you used a writer based in the U.S., I'd suggest you post the person's identity here immediately because of the outright extortion attempt and tell them that if they contact your school in any way, you'll immediately forward the entire email exchange to the local district attorney (and to federal authorities, since it was committed via computers online). If nothing else, this might be a reason for U.S. clients to use only U.S. writers. The same would be true in reverse for writers who are willing to provide work before payment; but that's still a bad idea that most experienced writers wouldn't even consider in the first place. Anytime there's actually a bona fide disagreement or dispute about what work (or money) is owed, customers and writers should always work it out amicably and/or at least settle it privately; but in the case of a writer actually blackmailing you for unearned money (or, alternatively, a customer blackmailing a writer with threats of negative feedback to get out of paying for work), the person on the receiving end should go public with it immediately and pull no punches as far as pursuing any and all criminal charges that might be applicable and available.

It is equally important to understand that proving something to the authorities of your institutions is not easy, or most probably least possible. If the writer tries to approach them, s/he would also be held in question.

My guess is it is more hollow threats than anything serious. Secondly, you should have been careful both in (1) choosing the writer, and (2) selecting what to and what not to communicate.

To avoid any such pitfalls, I explicitly ask my clients to conceal all of their personal information.

You know nothing about how the universities operate so STFU.


Do you reveal to your clueless clients that you're an incompetent hack from Pakistan and you can never save your feeble mind writing a decent essay.

Seriously MeoCon, i long ago told you to look for another career......like herding goats or selling tomatoes in your market.

An intention to plagiarize is not an academic offense. Actually plagiarizing someone else's work then passing it to your professor for an actual grade is a serious academic offense. That is why students take an Oath of Honesty and Integrity before actually being admitted into the university. It saddens me that you actually violated the code of ethics of your university by contracting a writer, not to write a "model paper" for you, but to actually write a paper from scratch for you, that you hoped to turn into an actual grade. It is this intention to cheat yourself, because there is no one else who is going to get hurt in this situation, that actually created this scenario for you. You don't have to be afraid of the blackmailer though. It is an empty threat. There has never been a successful case of a blackmailer getting in touch with a university, turning the student in, and actually getting the student expelled. It is more difficult to prove plagiarism than they think. Specially if they are not part of the faculty of the university. Don't fall for it. This is an empty threat that will not amount to anything.

I have never heard of an "intention to plagiarize". It is either you plagiarize or you don't. If you did not use the work that was made by the writer and you completed the work yourself, then there was never any plagiarism performed. Don't be frightened. These empty threats are just the way of the writer to mess with your mind. Don't pay the writer anything. Since you did not use his paper, then you are free and clear and the university will not care one way or the other should he even actually send an email, which will most likely end up in the spam folder of the university email account. Rest easy. I don't see you as having done anything that could result in a plagiarism complaint being filed against you by the professor and, it is only the professor who can bring forth such an accusation, aside from a fellow student anyway.

I am concerned with your statement. Was the "loads of information" excessive. In my experience, sometimes the most well-intended attempts to help the writer by sending a lot of information can have the opposite effect, especially when communication is strictly via email. The best way to avoid this is to be sure that you've included everything you want the writer to have or know when you first place your order. As a general rule, anything a client sends me after the fact is not a part of the original order, unless we have discussed it and I have either requested it or agreed to accept it. When a client sends a gazillion emails with files and/or links, it only confuses the process. I am not saying that is what happened in your case, but it's certainly something to consider.

As for your concern over "intention to plagiarize," @WriteReview said it best... "either you plagiarize or you don't." ;)

Based on the way that the OP wrote his first post in this thread, I sincerely doubt he was able to write 7K words by himself in an academic /coherent manner. Besides, if he was able to write that many words in the first place, he would not have needed academic help. The OP was trying to hide something from us. Perhaps the fact that he actually paid to have the full paper written, and he never wrote an original sentence in the overall presentation.

While I disagree with blackmailing a student, I also frown upon students who do not tell the whole truth behind the situation that led to the blackmail in the first place. The opening post was so confusing to read, I had to pause a few times just to try and figure out what he was saying. Oh well, I guess everything worked out for the OP anyway. He never did update the thread so maybe he got away with not paying for the blackmail money. Or, maybe he paid it off. These posters seem to never give us the ending of their story. Sigh.

Having the OP say that he is an idiot for hiring an anonymous writer from this forum is an insult to the legitimate writers that come here to support students and their fellow writers. In my opinion, what makes the OP an idiot is that he hired a writer without doing a background check and making him undergo an extensive vetting process prior to hiring his services. Based on the grammar and English skills of the OP, I can see why this might happen. He was probably reached out to by the writer instead of the other way around. He hired him based on trust and the hope that this writer would actually help him. I am saddened by the fact that he came across a scammer at this forum instead.

Agreed. Unfortunately, the OP never named the writer involved, which probably means that other students (including forum members) have since been victimized by the same person. When the blackmailer actually finds victims on this forum, it's even more important to identify him here.