
any believe it or not, WB is probably right. Custom-research companies are not above the law, despite the fact that they act as if they are. When the scammers incorporated in the UK and US (as a marketing strategy so to claim that they are American/British), they bound themselves to the laws of these countries. While I do not know much about US law, I know that UK law is very very strict and the terms of the Sale and Supply of Services Act are non-negotiable. These companies must provide 1)
Services which fulfill the description -
in this case, high quality, non-plagiarised work, written by native speakers who, themselves, have the academic qualifications the companies claimed on their behalf. 2) a physical location for the company itself (not a mythical, Empire State Building address). The conditions governing the sale and supply of goods just go on and on (I only highlighted two).
While scammers assume that they can get around them (as in reselling papers) through Terms and Conditions which attempt to undermine consumer rights, any terms and conditions which attempt to exclude or violate consumer protection laws or the sale and supply of services act, are voided by the courts. A consumer is not bound by any term and condition of sale which is contrary to the relevant laws, even if s/he signs off on them.
WB is right and were any to read the investigator's report (as she has requested multiple times), you will realise that the fraud is becoming rampant.
Custom-writing companies ultimately depend on the assumption that their consumers (students who may have cheated) will be too afraid to report them, lest they themselves get into trouble ... thus, the fraud continues and grows. I, however, like WB, believe that something will be done about it ...
Now - that is just the consumer side. Were one to look at the employee (writer) side of the case, the situation becomes even worse (from the legal standpoint). How many writers have experienced unreasonable delays in payment? What about unwarranted fines?