Need help on blackmailing academic writer

In November 2022 I paid to academic writer for done my assignment and I have submitted that assignment at university. On 23/012023 this company stollen £300 from my account and when I noticed it's was an unauthorised transaction I run a dissipation on this transaction and also the one I paid for assignment £150.

Now this company threatening me to disclose everything at my university if I don't pay £1500. They have my uni and my module professor details so I am very worried if they approach to university. Would some body tell me how to face this situation without being any problem.

Thank you in advance

Yes. Dispute the fraudulent charges and cancel the card. As far as dealing with them, the less communication you have with blackmailers, the better. Ideally, anybody in your situation should just delete their first email without even responding and block their email address. If you already made the mistake of responding, just stop responding immediately, delete their subsequent emails, and block their email address. For them, it's like fishing: the first demand is their version of dropping the lure into the water; if nothing bites the lure, they'll just pull it out and drop it back in, looking for fish somewhere else; if you bite, they'll continue trying to pull you in; but if the line suddenly goes slack, they'll just re-bait the hook and drop it in again, looking for fish (meaning other victims) in a slightly different spot. They don't really have anything to gain by contacting your school, because they lose any leverage once they kill the hostage; and if they do, it only increases the possible risk to them, because you'll publicize your experience and make it searchable by their company name on forums such as this one. So, regardless of how much contact you've already had with them and/or how many mistakes you've already made responding to them, just let the line go slack ASAP by not responding again, at all. Proceed with the credit card dispute of the fraudulent transactions on a totally separate track without any direct communication with them.

However, your unique situation is slightly different because of one new element that I don't think anybody else here has ever described doing: If I'm reading your post accurately, you also disputed the original (authorized) transaction. That wasn't a good idea; because you've now put yourself in a situation where they actually have much more incentive to retaliate. If you never submitted their project, I guess you could ignore them and take my general advice, above. However, (especially) if you did submit their project, you should immediately cancel your dispute of the charge that was originally authorized, so that they don't have that extra incentive to retaliate for that. Send them one last email apologizing for accidentally disputing the original authorized charge and informing them that you'll be cancelling (only) that part of your dispute, and then, follow all the rest of my advice above and don't respond further to anything more from them. Block their email address so that you don't even see their subsequent messages and ransom demands.

There is not much you can do at this point except to wait and see what happens. Yes, you can ignore their blackmail by sending their mail to spam. Yes, it will be better to block their calls. Never talk to or negotiate with blackmailers. Do not give them an inch of power over you. Play their game. See if they actually contact your university then deal with the consequences.

The main problem here is that you submitted the essay they wrote for you. If no changes were made by you to the paper to alter the original presentation, then you unknowingly participated in academic fraud. This happens when the student is not informed by the writer or company that he cannot submit the model paper for a grade due to existing academic laws across various countries. They do not open your eyes about the proper use of the paper because they have always intended to blackmail you when the time comes. Now, if you made changes to the paper, then you have a fighting chance should you be brought up on charges by the university.

I will be honest with you and say that should they contact your university, the results could be dire for you. Consequences range from a slap on the wrist to expulsion. None of which would be good for you because your student record will then carry a misdemeanor offense listing in relation to academic honesty. The police and the legal system of your country could be involved depending upon what sorts of laws you have broken. It could affect your future employment prospects. Do not forget though, the company and writer will also be sued by the university due to equal guilt of the offending parties ( the student and company / writer are seen as accomplices to the crime).

If you are lucky, they are just bluffing and will eventually stop bothering you without you having to face repercussions. I strongly suggest you prepare for both scenarios. Inquire with a lawyer just in case you will need legal representation. Tell him what happened and come up with a defense plan. This is one time you need to be proactive.

A student here recently successfully fought academic dishonesty and fraud charges at her university. You can use her actions as a template for your movements should your university inform you that they investigating accusations against you. Read the helpful advice here :

https://essayscam.org/forum/gt/blackmailed-past-security-alerts-ssn-school-decision-6777/

Just ignore the unrelated argument that followed after the results of the academic investigation were announced.

I am sure that there is a way we can help you should your case go forward. Keep us posted about the developments so we can advise you. I'm hoping for the best outcome for you. For now, all you can do is remain silent with the blackmailers and see where all these leads to.

@noted
Thanks for you advice. My question do they really approach to university or just threat for blackmail.

Much more often than not, they're just bluffing because all they really want is your money. In your case, they're probably much more likely to actually do it for revenge and spite, because you also disputed the original charge that was authorized. That's why you should cancel your dispute (only) of the original charge and then block their email immediately after that.

@Uodaferdous
One can never tell if they are bluffing. It is really all up to the company / independent writer and their evil intentions. These days though, the companies and independent writers are so greedy for money that they tend to follow up on the threats they make. Just to harass you for not giving them what they want. That is the revenge they will exact upon you. Which is why I am asking you to hope for the best (they will not follow through) but prepare for the worst (they will contact your university).

In case they do contact the university, the university will take their intention into consideration as they investigate your case and come to a decision about your status as a student. Let us know if they do contact your university. We will do what we can to defend yourself against the charges. If the semester ends without them making contact with the university authorities, then, you might be in the clear of their blackmailing and intention to contact the academic authorities.

A piece of unsolicited advice, do not cancel the payment. There is no sense in further angering them when they are threatening you. Your academic future is at stake here. By not filing a financial dispute, they might think twice about reporting you to the school authorities. It is best to ignore them and consider the money lost. Weigh your actions very well. There is no sense in needlessly adding fuel to the fire, which may result in their making their threat a reality. If not filing a dispute will make them think twice, then why risk it? It is one thing to ignore them. It is another thing to take action against them while ignoring them.

@Uodaferdous
I emailed the company saying apology and accidently made disputed on original transaction and going to cancel it.

I already contacted by bank to cancel the dispute and I got the following massage-

["Thank you for patiently waiting! I'm back with an update. The chargeback has been raised. For now we need to wait up to 30 days for the opposite side to respond accordingly. Unfortunately, at this point we are no longer able to cancel the chargeback. If the merchant replies, we will simply consider the case as lost"]

Is there anything else that I can do or just wait and see for their action ?

He said that he already cancelled both the unauthorized charges and the original £150 payment that was authorized. That's exactly why I advised him to cancel the dispute he already filed on the original payment.


Yes. You should take my original advice: email them to apologize for accidentally disputing the original payment and immediately reissue that £150 to them. Otherwise, you'll greatly increase the chance that they'll follow through on their threats. On the other hand, if you reissue that £150 payment, they might leave you alone after all of their subsequent emails to you are ignored. Never give in to backmail; but if you also take back the original payment by fasely claiming that it was "unauthorized," you're practicay guaranteeing that they'll retaliate by contacting your school, even if they were only buffing in their original threats.

I would stop contacting them at this point. I would not initiate any further contact. You have done what you can without hopefully opening yourself up to more blackmail and abuse from those people. Since the payment company will consider the case closed after 30 days without action from the other side, or with action from them, you have taken that course of action to the very end.

The point is you showed goodwill indirectly by cancelling the dispute. Never contact them again. Do not let them know that you are reading their emails or that you have taken action that could be considered positive on their part. Do not give them any avenue to think of another way to blackmail you. Do not open any communication doors to them.

Just keep quiet and see how everything goes. If you make any contact with them, you will be sorry. Take my word for it. Stay away from them. Do not communicate. That would be like telling a robber to take the money but give you the atm cards. They will take you to the atm to ask you to give them the money in your account. There is no benefit to apologizing to them or any sort of communication / contact. That will just make them think of some other way to blackmail you, if not go through with their threat of contacting your university. Do not try to correct one mistake with another mistake.

Hi there! I believe I am qualified to reply here because I've been in a similar situation. Immediately contact legal services at your school. Cut off all contact with the blackmailer, send them to your spambox. If it is not a university email, then just delete the email address itself. This is an emotional game so it's best you keep yourself together. They did contact my university and I did have to go through the dishonesty proceedings, however I think that in this case the blackmailers were new to the game and reported me too early thus losing their chance to get anything my from me. Let's hope the blackmailers you are dealing with are experienced and are bluffing. They may even send you fake emails that look like they are from the university. Hold your cool. My advice here is to explain all this to a lawyer at your school or hire one. You'll take a hit financially but it is much better than living in the state of mind that you are. Your lawyer will be aware of the laws in your country/state and will know how to navigate the educational system. This scam is popular in Australia and educators know about it but it is still unheard of at reputable institutions in Europe and the US so if anything your institution may even be shocked if they find out what is happening to you. That's what happened to me. I did edit my essay so my risk of getting in trouble was not as high, however what happened was that my university focused more on the existence of the scam itself than my actions. They are thinking of all this at a systems level, not individual like we do. Our relationship with them is simple, it's ONE university. But if you look at it from their perspective, they have to consider issues at the level of thousands of students.

I went on a rant there. To summarize, contact your schools legal advocacy or student council group. Good luck and please let us know what happens.

@gflowers you are definitely to be considered an authority in this instance, having personally gone through and successfully resolved your case. It is my hope that the OP will listen to you and heed your advice. You did everything properly.

I had no idea you were from Australia. Knowing that proves my point. That this academic blackmail is an internationally run scam and the perpetrators cross international boundaries because all progressive, first world countries have academic laws to speak of. Which is why students must be cautioned by the writers and writing companies against submitting the model paper for class credit.

Writers and writing companies that fail to do this or encourage students to directly submit the paid paper for grading should not be seen as remiss or uncaring. Rather, they should be considered as always having a future evil intent (such as academic blackmail) on their minds. The students they service will always be in their cross hairs.