If I wanted to be a Scam Writer

I've been here a month and based on what I've observed, these are the things I would do if I wanted to be a scammer.

1. Use two fake but African-looking names.

2. Claim I was born and educated in *insert English-Speaking African country not popular in the essay writing industry (e.g. Uganda, Zambia, Namibia, Sierra-Leone)*

3. Claim that I earned a scholarship to a US university. Make sure the university of choice is not an Ivy-League one.

4. Claim that I was doing this to support my 3 children and 4 nieces since my husband left and my sister (mother of my nieces died).

5. Pretend I had plans to study in the future and earn a Ph.D. or master's or whatever.

6. Have fake certificates.

7. Claim to have one undergraduate degree but several other certificates and Diplomas.

What chances would I have of being caught?

NB: This is a hypothetical situation. Not anything I plan on doing.

@RandomRandom
Most scammers are either too lazy or too dim-witted (often both) to put that much effort and thought into their scams

You are talking complete nonsense; spend another year here for more insight. Posting your real name (like Udombo or similar) would be enough to deter customers; that's why African fraudsters use generic English names to scam customers. But you know it from experience, so there's no need muddying the waters.

No, my name has never been a deterrent. I don't know that from experience. Only my country. So you're wrong, I'm not talking complete nonsense. Also, I mentioned in another thread that the English names aren't as generic and fake as you want to assume. It seemed to me from that discussion that a genuine English name, if common enough would be a deterrent though.

You can call me "Jeff."

If I wanted to be a scammer, I would:

1. Set up a free website.
2. Use a free email address.
3. Pay for glowing reviews of my company.
4. Use a free chat-room but not give a phone number for contact.
5. Give rock bottom prices to entice clients.
6. Accept client orders but not deliver the work.
7. Threaten the client when asked for a refund.
8. Blackmail the client by threatening to expose him to his university after completing his order.

Did I miss anything? I don't plan to do any of these things but having read so much about how students are being scammed here, I thought it best to try and consolidate how that is done by the scumbag writers and devil incarnate scam academic writing companies. I am sure there is more to be said, I just cant think of anything to add at the moment.

This is one of the biggest red flags that people should look after. While it may be enticing to pay less for a writer, there is a higher probability that you are not going to get the results that you are looking for. (At the same time, of course, be cautious when hiring high-paying writers, especially because you may still be getting scammed.) High-paying writers will not settle for less because good quality papers require a stringent and laborious amount of time and effort.

If I wanted to be a scam writer, I would:

1. Start a strong social media presence with fake pictures connected to an official looking website ;
2. Make false claims about the number of successful clients I have had;
3. Post testimonials from these clients with a fictitious but working email address to reach teach "satisfied client" by. Then ask my friends to respond to the emails on my behalf;

4. Make sure I get as much personal data from the client as I can for potential sale to the highest bidder. In case the client decides not to complete the transaction and demands a refund for his partial or full payment.

Not that I would do any of these things. I was just thinking the list needs to be updated with more up to date information about how a scam writer might function these days. Data privacy and fake credentials are too easy to create and manipulate these days. Students, be warned.