| Nobama |
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May 4, 11, 12:27PM
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I found some research writers on different sites. They all claim to be US-based. How I can make sure they are legit? All I have is their name and email address. But that could be easily changed by them. I know I can check email location by IP, but most of them use @gmail.com which hides their country's true location address.
Should I stop doing business with writers who use @gmail.com account? Or is there any other way to make sure I don't deal with an African fraudster who claims to be a US-based writer? Is there a way to view the real IP of @gmail.com account user?
Thank you.
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| WritersBeware |
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Edited by: WritersBeware May 4, 11, 12:59PM
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Nobama: Should I stop doing business with writers who use @gmail.com account?
Yes! Those people are completely anonymous, almost exclusively foreign/ESL, and almost always fraudulent. They have nothing to lose and no reputation to protect. NEVER do business with ANYONE who does not use an email address from an established "essay Web site" that he/she owns or represents.
AVOID:
@gmail.com
@yahoo.com
@hotmail.com
etc.
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| Nobama |
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May 4, 11, 01:11PM
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Thank you; that's what I thought.
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| bitumen |
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May 5, 11, 03:45AM
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That's a ridiculous generalization. Web-based email address do not signal a fraudulent writer and they also do not necessarily signal non-native English speakers.
Customers need fraud-detection skills better than just ruling out gmail, yahoo, etc. Go back and forth with the writer in emails, feel them out, see how good their response time is, and what kinds of questions they ask.
Not all legitimate writers are going to maintain their own website domain. And besides, it's cheap and easy to set up a Website and receive a personal domain name. Anyone can and does do it, and fraudsters can easily appear legit.
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Edited by: WritersBeware May 5, 11, 10:45AM
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bitumen: That's a ridiculous generalization.
Yeah, OK, Mr. Three Posts. I have been here since April of 2007. I've seen, read, and heard it all. I know the patterns of behavior in this industry. Tell me, genius—did I ever type "all"? No, I didn't, so get a grip. Just because YOU use such an address and may or may not be a scammer does NOT mean that my advice is not sound. There is FAR greater risk in employing some anonymous writer with a gmail address than there is in hiring an established company with a reputation to uphold.
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| MeoKhan |
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May 5, 11, 01:52PM
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WritersBeware: fraud-detection skills
I couldn't agree more. Another thing is the stupid topic this person has posted here. Legit writers (far too many) use Yahoo, Hotmail, or Gmail, addresses. Even people of repute from all countries do so.
The point is this is a silly topic. The one who is out to scam will scam either they use legit-sounding websites/emails or Gmail. Those who are honest will remain as such!
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| Manal15 |
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May 5, 11, 05:14PM
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you have no comeback against independent writers. If things go wrong and you want your money back all the writer can do is just ignore your emails
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