Do not trust independent writers either who claim to have a full understanding of UK academics covering all undergraduate and post graduate courses even as they were educated in a different country. They will not deliver as expected because of a lack of actual proficiency in UK based Courses. The result of a lack of relevant education and writing training. The most they will do is outsource your work to other incapable writers when they cannot fake their way through it. In which case you will run the same risk as you did with the writing company as too many people will have access to your private data.

The fake documents will now start rolling in. Keep your cool. They do not know how to create believable documents. They will eventually give up. Your best defense is silence.

If you can provide the full domain name, so we can avoid second guessing, we should be able to delve into its background in case the need to report them arises. We can post any info we find in this thread to help other students who might be having an experience similar to both of you.

They are trying to force you to make contact by promising a refund. Do not fall for it. They know you are on to them. That is why they sent you 2 conflicting messages. They are hoping you will respond to either a threat or a promise of goodwill. Either modes of contact will revive the blackmail chain so keep away from them. Do not be tempted. There are other ways for you to try and get a refund.

Do not be complacent. They are thinking up a new way to blackmail you. Give them a few days to come up with a new ploy. Just remember that silence on your end will eventually make them stop what they are doing. Work on filing formal complaints against them if possible.

They are bluffing. Remember, they gave you the wrong university name. Let the deadline lapse. Nothing will come of it. If at all, they will email you with a second chance and much lower cost offer. Call their bluff. Ignore them. Their next step will be to send you a fraudulent email supposedly sent to your school. Do not fall for that either. That might come with the second chance offer.

Has @a1writer contacted you via PM already? He might have some ideas to help you out. Just take it easy. Do not let them bully you into anything.

@teachersdontteach
We are happy to help stop scams and protect the students in any way we can. Do not ever hesitate to ask for help. We are here precisely for that purpose. I hope this comes to a speedy and positive solution soon. Best of luck and please keep us updated about your situation.

@a1writer thank you for assisting the student. I felt you were in the best position to help. I owe you one.

@teachersdontteach
Stop spamming the threads with the same message. That is grounds for suspension at this forum. You cannot receive help from us if your account is suspended. Those who can help you will be coming back from their vacations shortly. Sit tight and keep ignoring their emails till then. Do not answer their phone calls from unknown numbers either. It might be them. That will increase their bullying power over you.

The OP has not updated this post since then so nobody really knows how this story ended. Some of these cases have happy endings and the students speak of their success here. Others seem to resolve the case under a non-disclosure agreement and never speak of nor show up at this forum again.

@teachersdontteach
Do not be afraid. We have your back. We will help however we can.

That is exactly what you should be doing. Do not allow them to silence you. Only by exposing them will they give up on harassing you. Report them to the authorities but first, make sure that they are truly a UK registered business with a valid and functioning UK address. @a1writer might be able to help in tracing them. He is also out to expose these scam UK writing companies and writers.

@teachersdontteach
You should contact @a1writer about your case. He is a former/retired UK based writer who is familiar with the new anti essay mill law in the UK. He might be able to help you further regarding your situation.

You are in the clear as long as you do not submit the bad paper. While they may have gotten some information about you from the cover page information that may have come free with the service, that is not enough for them to blackmail you with. You said so yourself that they are not in possession of your actual university name. So they actually have no real way of contacting your school authorities. They will only have something on you if you accidentally divulge the correct and useful information during your prolonged contact phase with them. send their emails to the Spam folder and stop responding to them. justead of asking them for a refund, file a chargeback claim through your payment channel instead. That way you do not have to deal with them directly, if at all. Relax bud. By not using their paper, you are in the clear. You have not done anything wrong even though you thought about doing it at first.

Honest academic writers can easily indicate that they are writing assistants who specialize in model papers. What type of model papers and who they write for are irrelevant details. If they are being honest, they will not allow the student to take credit for their work because that is just plain dishonest. They know that they are placing their clients in a precarious situation when they do that. Admitting to being a writer, and leaving it at that indicates a legitimate freelancing job. Admitting to being an academic writer is not. Even a writing assistant carries more legitimacy as it could refer to an editor or a proofreader, which is a per project job that is better received than saying, "I help students cheat the academic code for a living", which is what comes to most people's minds when one says "I'm an academic writer".

The domain name itself is almost 19 years old. I bet that the ten year reference to ownership points to the number of years under new management. Their writers, who are their most frequent visitors this month, come from Kenya. No orders are available on their server at the moment as the kids are on an academic holiday. Their average income on a daily basis is no more than $40. Let's see, what other information points to this company as a scam? Oh! For some reason their server is located in the U. S., but in the middle of the Cheney Reservoir. It is in the middle of a body of water. If the earlier information doesn't convince you it is a scam, maybe their server location will.

This company is currently unsearchable using any common search engine. There are companies with similar sounding names, but totally different business targets. Needless to say, this is all the evidence I need to consider this business dead. It is totally gone. Not a semblance of it in any cached form or advertising exists on the internet. It is no longer a scam threat as of now. I doubt t any business would revive the name either. Too much negative publicity attached to it.

This nonsensical thread has not been of any help since it was first written. The succeeding posts were not helpful either. It does not matter at this point anyway. The domain name is trying to find some schmuck who would want to own a useless writing company. I pity anybody who purchases the domain name thinking it would make good business sense. This is one company that was never worth it and will never be worth it even with rebranding.

Aside from clarifying the refund procedure with the company prior to sign-up, consider contacting your payment provider prior to service hering as well. Specifically ask about their non-tangible internet purchases. If pressed for the type of service, you do not have to admit to writing services in case they have a policy against that. Instead refer to educational help or online classes. They are more receptive to such enquries and will assist you with relevant information. Doing so will keep you better informed of your refund options and process should the writing company try ghosting you. This is not a foolproof process but it is a logical option in such cases.

Recycled essays are definitely dead. specially since the data in them have aged out as sources for updated research work. It still has another life asa model paper though. These papers are still in the database so it is worthless if plagiarized into an orginal paper. That is the main function of Turnitin and that is what keeps them in business.

The legitimacy of the company is irrelevant at this point. The owners sold the company and the owners planned a big relaunch which is why the anchor page announces "Coming Soon." The problem is that the redesign has been stuck in relaunch hell ever since. I do not believe this company will be coming back anytime soon. It was going to remain an illegitimate company anyway since the new proprietors are not of the unquestionable kind anyway. I strongly feel that they have lost interest in the company. They just have to decide what to do with it now.

The connection for this site was never encrypted. students that used their services had all their data exposed. Everything from their email address to credit card information was open for intercepting by 3rd parties. Needless to say, the company was never on the level which is probably why it eventually shut-down. The question now is, what became of the data they illegally mined and sold to other dark web companies ? While we should rejoice in the loss of this company, we should be saddened by knowing that they collected data that can be used against students in the future. Let this be a warning to students, make sure the company you are dealing with encrypts your data and ask how your data is used. Make sure they comply with data privacy laws in your country before signing up with them. More importantly, ensure they have an expiration on how long they can hold your data.

Do not fall for these discount and referral deals. The companies that engage in such practice are illegally employing you as part time agents. You would be breaking labor laws in your countries or in your host country if you engage in such activities. Let us not even mention that the academic writing companies are not legally allowed to do business of this type in any country, even as they are allowed to legally register their business for purposes of permits and ownership. Their registered service and what they actually do are two different things. Academic writing services are not legally recognized businesses and there are some countries, like the UK that have taken legal steps to prevent the spread of the services. Academic writing services should not be confused with the legally recognized and accepted academic consultation services. Those are duly registered and law abiding academic business ventures. They will never write academic papers for you nor partner with you for any sort of tie-up.

More importantly, you could be accused of becoming a party to a serious crime if the company decides to blackmail someone you referred to them. In such cases, you are the most reachable person that the authorities can bring in for questioning and charges. Something that will go on your permanent record if you are a citizen of the country or, turn into an international incident requiring the participation of your embassy or consulate, if you are a foreign student in the country.

These discounts are not worth it. Just do what you are supposed to do in school. Study to gain a brighter future. Do not take shortcuts or be enticed by easy money for students schemes.

There are steps that your friend can take to get the blackmailers off his/her back. First, is to verify that the email address that is coming from the school is verified as a fake. If the person who sent the email does not work in any department of the school, then the email is a harassment tool. Examine the email address. It might be a spoof account which is very easy for these scammers to create. Do not take their word for it when they say threatening things in the blackmail letters. Remember, they will try to appear legitimate so it is up to you to disprove the legitimacy for yourself. There are ways, means, and tools to do so.

I can understand the mental threat that this situation has imposed upon your friend. At this point, he/she needs more than just condolences. Friends should also try to help source the solutions to the problem. If you can share the name of the writing company or details of the person who is harrassing your friend here, maybe we can help you figure out how to file charges against them at specific venues or, perhaps we can shame them into stopping the harrassment.

What this company or person is doing to your friend is not acceptable in this business. These are the types of writers or service companies that give the occupation a bad name. I am at this forum to help put a stop to these negative practices as best as I can. Tell your friend he/she has an ally at this forum willing to help in whatever capacity I can.

@gflowers
I would not put it past them. They are capable of doing anything to harass, threaten, and blackmail a student they have targeted. It is important that the student verify the email address and existence of the sender at the school as a cautionary action.

A simple reverse IP lookup is a good place to start in such cases. The student can get a simple location verification for the address from the ping record. They might use a VPN but it would reflect in the search.

Here we go. This is a question that can easily be responded to by some students with "Use ChatGPT or any equivalent". I have had students come to me positively giddy with glee and singing the praises of these auto writing programs. By using the AI properly and feeding it proper information, all they have to do is take about 30 minutes to 3 hours to insert the correct quotes and revise the repetitive text that often occurs in the program. The result? An originally written paper that cannot be detected by any plagiarism software as having been AI written.

While turnitin claims that they are on it and their system will be able to to detect AI papers soon, the reality is that they will not be able to do that because the students themselves know exactly how to use the AI produced papers. They know those are only model papers that need to be improved upon and perfected so that those papers can be submitted for a grade. Never once needing to worry about plagiarism checkers. For now, the students are 20 steps ahead of turnitin and similar businesses. Could AI writing actually spell the end of plagiarism checkers in a way? Hmmm. That might actually be the case if students keep learning how to write their own papers in the process of using the AI writing systems.

Oh, the students who come to me with their AI written papers? I do not dissuade them from using the program. It teaches them a valuable writing lesson after all. Why should I contradict their desire to write their own papers? It helps them with their subject / topic learning process. I have long evolved my business from being an academic writer and researcher anyway. It is of no loss to me, but it is currently a loss for turnitin.com

We are all apart of a complex data collection machinery. Student essays are one of the main sources of information. Before you check on " Do not deposit in repository", read the fine print first. Make sure that you are not allowing the company to store the information on a short term scale prior to actual deletion. Make sure that they did not just make the paper unsearchable in the database. Regardless of what you click, there is a minimum holding period for the submitted data.

In the event that you cannot contact your professor anymore, contact the IT dept. of your school and ask them for an alternative contact. Surely they would know whom you can reach out to in place of the professor. If not, then perhaps someone in the department can represent your request to the professor.

That is a very typical move of theirs. These blackmailers seem to operate using the same modus operandi. I believe that you can safely ignore them at this point. Owing to how the staff member does not exist and all. There is no sense in further worrying about them or paying attention to any of their claims.

Thanks for posting the email addresses of the blackmailing team. That will definitely come in very handy as students look for reliable services through this forum.

May I ask why you believe that they developed a very good fake email to your school? The reason I ask is because these con artists actually use such devices to push their con forward. Do not take that seriously at this point. There is no reason to.

If the email is legit, then the professor involved will be notified and the paper in question will be assessed and investigated. A preliminary investigation will take place and if there is any evidence to suspect academic dishonesty on your part, you will receive an official communication from the school asking you to prepare to face the academic board of the school. Until you receive such a communication officially coming from the school officials, just relax. Take it easy. Continue to ignore the group.

They are just trying to ruffle your feathers to force you to pay up. Remember, they said they submitted the letter to your school. The long game has begun. They hope to ruin your holidays by making you worry. Do not give in to the mental and emotional blackmail. If that happens, they win.

They will now try to convince you that they can make the investigation go away once you pay the amount they want or negotiate an amount with them. That is proof that the email they wrote is fake. Send their emails to the spam folder.

If the university does make a formal communication with you in relation to academic honesty, come back here so we can help you sort out your defense.

I hope that students will not be fooled by this company going forward. Be aware that the company is using deep-fake composite pictures across their web pages. They specifically use these images to represent their writers. None of their writers look like that or actually have those names. In fact, they are using fake reviews for each fake writers work. Why? They hope that the rave reviews will at least make the student curious about their services. Once a student makes contact, he is trapped. The client relations officer will not stop until she closes the deal for which he will receive a commission. They also have paid trolls writing positive reviews about the company across the web so make sure to double check any information you read about that company online. They will do anything to close the sale.

This was definitely a case of the writer trying to promote himself in the guise of a student. I find the inquiries to be much too pointed and targeted for it to have been an inoccent and harmless student inquiry. He was trying to promote himself as a writer for hire without paying for the privilege. He deserved to be called out for his actions. He tried to steal from the company. At least Freelancewriter is straightforward about his paid posting privelege in exchange for self promotion. If you want to promote yourself as a writer here, do it fairly by paying for the opportunity. Then you will not be attacked as heavily in the threads for doing so.

Did anyone notice the commonality between these company websites? I am talking about how all of the written text is search engine optimized. All of the information is meant to up their search rankings by delivering just enough information and promises. These are done in a manner that avoids giving away the scam aspect of the work they will provide. There is no possible way that quality work can come out of their writers. They even had to outsource their own copywriting since their in-house writers are proven to be incompetent by their own employers/business associates.

Students are not talking to themselves these days. We get an ESL company up once in a while. Those people are totally incapable of creating new usernames and talking to themselves just to keep their thread active. The only active and working writer posting here is Freelancewriter. He makes sure to regularly advertise his services at every opportunity and every turn. When backed into a corner by @a1writer, he calls upon his retired or forum inactive friends for defense back-up. They don't stay for long after defending him though. I think they have more important things to spend their time on. The defense is obviously done as a favor to him. That said, I do not believe that the accusation posed here was ever proven nor does it still continue to happen at this forum.

It is a misnomer to look for a professional and reliable fraud site. The definition of the word "fraud" already disqualifies it from being professional or reliable. There is no way to respond to this post in an accurate manner. It is almost as if the OP was asking people to respond using lies for some reason. There will always be frauds regardless of whether it is a site or a freelancer. So one should not look for the almost impossible in this business. Both will claim to be reliable and professional, but it is only after one uses the service that he will learn if the claims are true or not. It is not possible to name a reliable website in this case, specially among the fraudulent sites.

1 wonder if this case was amicably resolved. Seeing as how this company is known for charging students more than the agreed upon amount, among other disputes filed against them, I bet the student did not get the chargeback successfully filed. The company is known for ignoring chargeback claims and revision requests. While the company manages to con students regularly, they manage to dothat only once. Thisis why it is important to look for site vreviews beyond ES. Sometimes the information given here is not enough to come to an accurate decision. Why? Well consider this open-ended thread. It even has unrelated discussions presented so it defeats the purpose of the forum which in to help students avoid scams.

No way. Academicians would bethe first people to shun ANY academic writing company. If they are anything, they are one of the biggest detractors of the academic writing industry. They would beg students to stay away from there services, specifically, this company. I do not see any semblance of truth or accuracy in their post. Talk about spreading misinformation and fake news. This company has definitely mastered both. What I do know to be true is that the company is a scam that practically leads among all scam companies when one looks into its company reviews. That blurb of theirs is truly laughable and unbelievable. How does this company still manage to stay in business up til now?

@a1writer Thank you. I prefer to give my former job some integrity even if only as it applied to me. Seeing as how other people tended to frown upon my job as aiding students in cheating. It was when my family members called me out for what I used to do, which was not care about how the paper was used by the students. It is one thing to assist they told me. It was another thing to do all the work for them. They learn. Nothing that way.

It is precisely because the universities tend to crack down on writing services that I always suggest that my clients do not submit the essay I give them as is. I encourage them to revise the content as best as they can and simply reference my paper within their original presentation. Not all of the students follow my advise (nothing I can do about that). In such cases, I caution them about academic integrity and that they are on their own if they get caught using my model paper in its entirety. The writer will do a better job of passing off the paper as his own if he actually writes at least some of the content in his own way.

Then this essay can only be used for information dissemination and nothing more. The student can still opt to hire the company if he wants to, regardless of the content of this thread. Take it as a word of caution but not a truly negative review of the company since, as previously pointed out, there was never any proper conclusion presented regarding the claims made here. Do your own investigation based on the experience shared here when speaking to their client support specialist.

I have to agree that this post comes across more as the OP trying to bait any of the active company representatives at this forum. Had any of the reps reacted to his statement, he would have taken the ball and run with it. Pointing to that company as the one he invented for this post and demanding the other side prove it was not their company in question. Something the company reo would have found difficult to do since most of them do fall under this description.