Literally thousands of websites have been hacked / redirected this way. Btw. Wordpress is a very bloated and unstable software (unless you don't install any addons) prone to such attacks.

Maybe some writers don't work during weekends (I assume you contacted him on Fri/Sat and he replied a couple of days later).

You need to start with a business plan and SWAT analysts. What are your weaknesses and advantages; how do you plan to compete with similar writing services?

It mostly depends on how much you plan to pay your writers; what would be your per-page rate? (how many words per page?) Do you plan to fine them and/or give bonuses?

In general, what websites did they link to - were they related to writing services too?

It depends on the terms; some brick and mortar and online companies won't issue a refund but a credit (even if you don't plan to do business with them any more). For example, passengers of a ship that has recently sunk received vouchers for their next cruise with the same company (on a different ship though ;).


In some cases, it may be a reasonable solution (assuming you have received your order and claim you are not fully satisfied; they have paid the writer and the paper is useless to them because it was written to your specifications). You have the paper and may still use it free of charge.

PS - IF you haven't received the paper at all, you should receive your money back (not a credit).

It's good news for customers, but what about legitimate freelance writers / writing services; they may experience more problems caused by professional liars / tricksters.

... you don't know what real research work is...


How did they enlighten you? My guess is that you fabricated a resume, claim you have graduated from Harvard, and call yourself 'Professor Stephen Reynolds Jr.' (or use a similar, serious-sounding name).

In your other post you wrote that some freelance writing company pays you peanuts (perhaps it could be $3-$6 per page). In this thread you claim other clients pay you $50 per page. So you're volunteering in the other writing services? Why don't you keep writing exclusively for students who pay you $50 per page and keep coming back.

If you did I'd call you a racist...

Do I understand it correctly - students pay you 50 USD per page and they come back for more? The only reason they may come for more is because you blackmail them ;).

"milking clients dry" - it's not very inspiring to your clients, is it ;)

You asserted that a residential property address cannot be a real US office at the same time. That's not true and we educated you on that.

People who need editing/writing services have no business visiting offices (95% of them are 'virtual offices' unless it's a big company). It's 2015 already, not 1965.

We defend the reality and logic. What do you mean by an illegal address? FreelanceWriter probably uses part of his home as a business office, and it is a legal and legitimate way of doing business in the US. This particular site has enough red flags to be considered illegitimate, but our replies corrected the flaws in your thinking, that's all.

On the other hand, thousands of (small) US-based companies use part of their home as a business office (and it's perfectly legal). I guess most of full-time freelance writers fit this category (ie. they use a room of their home as a place to conduct business for tax purposes). Whether the postal address is real or not.. that's another story. The 'writers active / writers online' and 'the average quality score' / 'visitors online' stats they post on the site seem fake.

It may be if he demands $1000 from you ;). Seriously, there are dozens of US/UK-based freelance writers and a few legitimate US/UK-based academic research companies; why do students keep making the same mistakes? (the first mistake is using example writing services without proper referencing).

You cannot self-plagiarize, so IF you are the author of the 'already done research paper' then you may use it for more than one course/class.

At this point you may at least try to get the $600 back (if you contact Paypal about the transaction you may then be able to see his actual name/address).

That could be him? - userinfo&user=10995

1. What is the name/address on the Paypal transaction page?
2. When did you find out he was an African fraudster?
3. You didn't pay him the extra $1200, did you.


Is he a real professor? These scammers may use disposable .edu email accounts stolen from students to pretend they are 'professors.'

What's your order ID or other details related to the assignment? Without specifics it doesn't sound like a genuine review.

This should be merged with similar one/s.

Do you know if all writers residing outside of the US have to fill it out?

Some active writer I know suggested the following:

Native English Writer > Indian Writer > Pakistan Writer > Kenyan Writer

I guess the W9 applies only to US citizens / legal residents (who may or may not live in the United States). Maybe they didn't know your legal status so, to be on the safe side, they sent it to you just in case.

I wonder what would have happened if you had failed your class / hadn't graduated... in retrospect, what other options (besides using an example research service to assist you with your assignment) did you have?

What is the issue then? There are writers who are both UK and US citizens (or who live in the UK, but are US citizens) - in that case legitimate companies require them to submit the W9 (Independent Contractor / Taxpayer identification) form.

As far as I can tell, all competent native English speakers / writers will probably wish to charge more than you have to offer to them. Approximately how much USD are you willing to pay them (per page / words per page?)

It usually ends up the same way - you'll contract (knowingly or not) with an average ESL / incompetent writer and in time you won't have much work left to contract out. Three/four out of five writers who send you a 'professional' (fake) resume and call themselves 'educated English speakers' are in fact individuals based in foreign countries (usually Kenya, sometimes Pakistan, or India, even though Indian writers tend to be more truthful about their credentials and location).

As far as I can tell, WB is right - a legitimate company will rather use Paypal only rather than Skrill or Plimuss only.

If you're a writer, why would you want to buy completed essays?

Exactly. The bad guys who happen to cooperate with cyber-criminals do bad things and then it shadows the whole industry (and legitimate writers who work in this industry). Some don't have SSL installed either.

.. and because of that all example research services and academic paper editors (including the legitimate ones) may be given a bad name..

Are his policies/terms for writers available online?

UnemployedWriters. My simple question was - do you know any real professor who works for them? Or you also think the name could just be a marketing trick (it's legal so it's not a big deal I guess).

That's fine, but it's a little pitiful to accuse WB or ed75 for shilling when one's doing the same.

Ok, maybe I will. But what's the deal with the 'professors' - there is no real professor working for the site (except for the one from the logo). Unless it's a new marketing strategy or something (or unless the word 'professor' refer to a tutor, not a teacher of the highest rank in a college or university). It might have been wiser and safer to name the site UnemployedWriters.com.

Why so many domains - one website per student?

The only 'professor' working for the site is the one from the logo.. Too often students fall for marketing gimmicks like that.

Perhaps it would be fair to charge students from the 'dark continent' proportionally less (ie. 10-20 times less than customers from Canada, US, Australia, or UK).

It can be concluded that your service is new (what year did you start it?). Services offering free unlimited revisions would not be in business for long because some revisions of large orders (dissertations / PhD theses) tend to be extensive and time-consuming.