Posts by Throwawayyyyy

Throwawayyyyy

Jun 16, 2018

Essay Services / Possible blackmail (paid for a coding assignment)! Advice needed! [14]

Hey everyone, I'm here with an update.

I ended up talking to a variety of parties. I talked to a non-charitable legal service which focuses on cyber crime and identity concerns, a confidential student advocacy group, a school psychology counsellor and my university's legal group for students.

All of these groups all essentially agreed on one thing: I'm technically in no violation of any university policy as I didn't submit any work that wasn't mine and thus I didn't plagarise anything. Further, if accused, I could utilise all of my actions along with the help of the student advocacy group (which specialises on academic misconduct) to fight the accusation.

Additionally, I filed a dispute with PayPal. The company sent me emails trying to intimidate me with more threats, however, the company never responded to the PayPal dispute so I ended up getting a refund. Also, I've not to had face any repercussions from the university as well.

Throwawayyyyy

May 22, 2018

Essay Services / Possible blackmail (paid for a coding assignment)! Advice needed! [14]

Hey Major,

I appreciate your responses. Do you think that I should just call my bank and report the company for fraudulent services and dispute the charge?

EDIT: Also, my university has an agreement in which the counsellors agree to confidentiality unless there was some sort of physical danger involved.

Throwawayyyyy

May 22, 2018

Essay Services / Possible blackmail (paid for a coding assignment)! Advice needed! [14]

I paid $400 dollars as it's a complex assignment and the due date is quite soon. I contacted them about an hour after I made the payment and their refund policy states that their policy only lasts three days. Once three days have past, they won't allow any refunds (I attached their full refund policy). I couldn't find a location but I did find his email which is interestingly linked in another thread on this forum: https://essayscam.org/forum/es/thecasesolutions-onlineexamhelp-examonlinehelp-5028/. His email is abuhamid37@gmail. It seems as if he is from Pakistan. Unsurprisingly, it seems as if he's a scammer.

I'm also thinking that I'll talk to a University counsellor tomorrow and maybe my professor as well. I think that my actions so far and my willingness to work with the university on this issue will keep me safe from the potential of a leak. With this, I think that I'll also be able to get my money back safely.

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Throwawayyyyy

May 22, 2018

Essay Services / Possible blackmail (paid for a coding assignment)! Advice needed! [14]

I paid a website to help me with a coding assignment. However, I decided almost immediately afterwards that I didn't want the services as I believed I could complete the assignment myself. I kindly requested a refund from the website, but I was only met with mean and nasty replies. The website threatened to tell my university that I was academically dishonest and attempt to get me expelled. I took a screenshot of the messages and ceased contact.

The materials I provided the website for the project contain sensitive information so they know my name, professor's name, class name and university name. The website also claimed that they had my chat logs, ip logs and emails. I paid through PayPal. The deadline is in 4 days but I don't plan on using their work at all.

I'm afraid that this website will contact my university should I dispute the charge with PayPal or my credit card company. I recently filed a scam report to the local police as well as requested help from a charitable service that focuses on identity and cybersecurity concerns. I expect to hear back from the charitable service within the next few days. I also talked to PayPal but I can't file a dispute until 7 days have passed since the transaction occurred.

Any advice?