I'm sorry to hear that - but I've never heard of them before. I'm checking their site now... Seems to look a bit different from US sites (more like freelancing site). I hope they will at least refund your money :|.

I never heard of them before, but I checked their site and it looks legit indeed. It's true, however, that their site is not up-to-date since the link on their FAQ page is not working (maybe they used to be a member of "emarketingassociation .com" but didn't renew their membership or something) -- never heard of EMA either, but maybe because I did my homework (other than writing) myself ;)

But just because they offer "problem solving or homework services" does not mean they are scams so if I was you I would first contact them and see how long it takes for them to return your email.Then you can post how it went here ;)

Beatrice

Well, if they advertise they write custom/original papers only - and they sent you a pre-written paper, I do think you have the right to get a refund. I suggest you to contact your credit card bank or paypal and they will tell you how to start the refund process. Unless you paid by westernunion - then I don't think it's possible to get the money back.

I assume you mean you paid by bank transfer or money order? If that's the case, it would be hard [or impossible] to get the money back indeed.

You could write an email to Whois contact administrative person - whois.domaintools.com/1stclassprojects.com to try to resolve it with them.

I don't think 500 euro is worth trying to sue them (you'd have to cover legal fees that are quite large).

Hi Peter,

I'm a member of several blogs and forums. There's something called "The Freedom of Speech" (at least in the US). Do you think all forum/blog members should sign their real name and possibly address, phone number, and maybe credit card number to each post?

When I was dissatisfied with a car dealer (who sold me a lemon car), I posted the information about my experience with them on several forums. But it was just my opinion - I'm sure the dealer claimed I was wrong and they were right. I didn't include my real name, of course, because I was afraid they would find out who I was and would take some actions to ruin my credit rating or even threaten me.

In my opinion, it's good you found this site - your comments and replies may only prove your companies are legit and you care about your clients, which in result may bring you even more customers. If the admin had really contacted the first poster and the poster will not at least publicly acknowledge they have read your comments, it would mean other forum members or readers could just ignore this topic.

Beatrice

Wow... 20 pages for free...

I tend to agree with MyView - I don't think it's possible to "lose a degree" because one project was not completed (or not completed on time). Maybe the person meant "Lost chances for a good grade" or something like that...

Beatrice

Well, I think quoting somebody's ideas without referencing may be considered "a sign of plagiarism" - but I don't think the teacher was right to give you an F.

Beatrice

Well, it would be difficult to persuade a professor that paraphrasing is not plagiarism... Check out this link:

facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm/plagiarism/Paraphrasing%20and%20plagiarism .html

Beatrice

Hi Nick, how did it go? Did they rewrite the paper?

Thanks for the link. It's a nice article, but it's obvious it's just ... a sponsored article written by the MyDropBox.com company. They try to catch up with their main competitor (Turnitin.com) - that's why they compare themselves to them. It's like a regional and small search engine company compared itself to Google so that other should think they are also a "big player."

It's one of the marketing techniques (I've just finished a marketing course and they provided a similar example). Notice the article never mentions Turnitin's whole website address - they also mention Turnitin instead of Turnitin.com; they don't link to Turnitin either.

Beatrice

I'm sure they provided you with their postal address since you have already paid them (I assume by wire transfer)?

Why are you asking? Is there anything you wanna hide?

Based on some comments here - you should be fine as long as you don't try to trick the site you ordered from...:} However, it seems your writing is good - why didn't you write it yourself? I"m sure you had more than a day to complete it.

I understand - from time to time I have to order an example essay myself. I recommend you to go to google or other search engine and find the best deal there -- there are many competing sites out there. You may also check some previous posts on this forum. Make sure you don't buy cheap :).

I suspect they have the tools to do it. Your ISP's IP for example. Besides, it wouldn't take much sense to pay for classes and have someone else do them, would it? It's not like getting help with writing one or two essays; online classes usually take a few weeks to complete so if you miss it, you'll most likely have no knowledge about the subject. Finally, I think online classes are great for those who really need them (working students for example) so even talking about the idea that someone else could do your online coursework is not very smart. It's just my opinion.

Beatrice

charonc
That's no good. Is there a particular reason why you haven't received the payment? Maybe (for example) they didn't consider you as a good writer...

It's called "media manipulation" - it happens more often than people would imagine.
I'm not sure about the interview with "junglepage" - if they came up with this name, they have probably had something to do with them (I don't think the whole story is completely fake). Nowadays it's very important to learn how to read between the lines...:)

I'm wondering what kind of action would you expect..?

Yes, I know it's possible to track it by computer or network IPs. But in order to do that there should be quite a few people involved - and they should be willing to cooperate to provide the information. The fact that the Devry people (at least their website admin) were not interested in following up on that is not a good sign. Who knows, maybe that's their "little secret". As credit card fraud is more and more common let's hope the authorities will eventually do something about that (instead of spending money on unnecessary things).

Beatrice

Now I'm wondering what is the difference between "high-school" and "college" writing level - what is the reference point for these companies.. :)?

I'm saying - I'm sure most of these companies can judge the difference, BUT it also depends on the particular writer (and professor), I think. If two different teachers grade exactly the same essay, the grades are likely to be different, aren't they?

So the grading process is not objective - just like judging the writing level could be ;).

Beatrice

Yep, if the only payment option they offer is via bank transfer or Western union, it's never a good sign...

Beatrice

UK Essays are genuine, they have done 2 really good essays for me anyway. They were on our local news program recently and they have been in a couple of papers.

They may be good, but for awfully RICH students..:) Who can afford to pay $70 per page??

There are very few (as in 2) good essay companies in the UK - usessays.com & oxbridgeessays.com[DND*]

I think you forgot about - dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id= 400292&in_page_id=1770&in_page_id=1770 - Essay Relief ;=}

UK students often want U journal sources in their references and US companies will find this harder to do.

OK, but I think you can have access to UK sources if you are subscribed to international online libraries... Anyway, the it must be expensive to be a British student..

Beatrice

Hmm - I didn't even know the tuition in the UK is so cheap compared to the US! And at such great universities!

Regarding the UK essay writing companies - you are probably right. But why is that Indian/Pakistani companies don't usually provide a high-quality service..?

Anyway, it's hard to generalize as far as the quality of a particular company is concerned. It's because they provide a service, not a product. I'm myself at least once a year am dissatisfied with my hairdresser; but I"m still with her as I know she could have a worse day.

Ben, you're too funny :).

Yes, but how come they (eg. Essay Relief) still have customers - don't they see the quality is poor (or the essays are in many cases plagiarized?). I guess heavy advertising does the trick and persuades the students to order from them.

Beatrice

I think they are well-known (in the US at least). I've heard they do a good job since they don't hire foreign writers and their customer service is "superb".

Hey Kimberley, sounds good! Let us know the results then.

Does custompapers.com prompt you to research/indexam.html
Or am i going to the wrong site???
You go to the correct site.

Oh boy...

I think the best way to find out would be to contact them...:) Their final prices depend on your project requirements, study level, deadline, and their writers' bids so I think they could work out a discount for you. You may find one of their coupon on essaycoupons too.

Yes - what happened JDI? I don't think your post will be 100% legit if you don't include more details (if possible).

Beatrice

Hey Kimberley, my life experience tells me this: "If it ain't broken, don't fix it" :).

You're welcome. I would also make sure your email settings allow legitimate emails as that could cause problems (maybe that was the reason you didn't receive emails).

Beatrice

essayfraud/forum/index.php?showtopic=275 - Here is a thread on essay writers - maybe "Moris" was referring to it...

Beatrice

Wow, you should be working for FBY, Ben :).

Sorry, I meant FBI. :-).

I think relying on anti-plagiarism software is not always a good choice... Most of the times it just provides you with *possible* links where the particular term or sentence might appear - but it would take you hours to actually analyze the results yourself. In addition, such software does not recognize the quotations - so if the essay contains direct and referenced quotes, the software "thinks" the paper is still plagiarized.

In general, I just copy-paste some phrases or sentences in the google search box (including the "" signs) and find it the fastest and most effective way.

Beatrice

Never used them but it's not usually a good sign if they don't reply to your email/s (unless you sent it a few minutes ago ;).

Beatrice

Oh, so they don't write essay - you can just sell your own essays to them?

It's hard to hide these days, isn't it..

Beatrice