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Edited by: WritersBeware Dec 5, 09, 12:53AM
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The Ukrainians at Universal Research Inc. clearly respect nobody's privacy or rights. The following text is from an innocent Webmaster who is fighting back.
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"Scam. Spam. Fraud. Students beware of the following websites:
BestEssays.com
RushEssay.com
ResumesPlanet.com
BestTermPaper.com
EssayWriters.net
SuperiorPapers.com
MasterPapers.com
Academia-Research.com ...
These websites and many more are spammers, scammers and full of fraudulent business practices. In October 2009, we noticed people signing up on HomeTownRent websites with strange email addresses and poorly-written rental listings which were actually ads with links back to one of these sites. A simple automated purge and some extra human vigilance have zapped these guys, but we thought it wise to share some cautionary notes to any who stumble across their purported services.
The essay and paper writing services of the websites above turn out to be complete scams. Research and reviews of numerous customers online reveal that these companies pay incredibly low wages to mediocre to poor-quality English writers in foreign countries, who provide customers with a resume, cover letter, paper or essay that, in most cases, contains more plagiarized content copied from Wikipedia than what a student writing a last-minute paper would probably use themselves. We saw countless complaints from people who paid for an essay and didn't get anything, or received a poor-quality paper full of plagiarism, many days late (and good luck getting a refund or any real customer support!) Additionally, past employees of these companies report being ripped off — never paid for papers they write or being withheld pay for a laundry list of reasons.
Over the years, these websites have claimed a variety of owners, operators and/or promoters, including Ukrainians named Alexey Vitchenko, Olga Mizyuk and Yuri Mizyuk. They seem to routinely change the name and address of the business that controls all of these websites, from Masterpapers LLC to Universal Research Incorporated. The business addresses all turn out to be fake: One of their claimed corporate addresses was 41 State Street, Suite 106, Albany, NY 12207. However, the building is owned by Albany Management who verified that Master Papers LLC is not a tenant, nor is there even a suite 106! Another supposed address: 11654 Plaza America Dr. #365, Reston VA 20190. This address is actually a UPS store!
Any company that hires spammers, who are most likely based outside the U.S., to post spam listings on websites like ours that expressly forbid anything other than legitimate rental advertising (per our terms and conditions), are already revealing their unethical business model. Basically, they are seeking "SEO" (Search Engine Optimization) benefits by having lots of links back to their websites, and traffic from interested parties.
It is usually pretty clear who the spammers and scammers are...
Strange email addresses: Lots of Yahoo accounts like allendave55@yahoo.com and email addresses from Mailinator.com (i.e. baker@mailinator.com).
Email addresses or weblinks to a .cn, .ru, or .br (Domains out of China, Russia and Brazil).
Very poor grammar: For example, "This is where your essays term papers and other writing needs will be met. It is your one stop shop for all your essays, reports and term paper essay"
Outbound links to websites which do not list information about the owners or give a corporate address.
Phone numbers that do not work or go to people who have no idea why you are calling.
If you are ever approached by an "SEO" firm to help lift your website's Google rankings, beware. 95% of these companies are nothing more than spammers who post listings that violate other websites' terms and conditions. In the end, it comes back to bite them — and you.
We're even skeptical of WritersAssembly.org, which offers "certification" and a logo that BestEssays.com puts on their website to look official. WritersAssembly.org lists no contact information and does not even provide the claimed directory of members.
BestEssay.com, RushEssay.com, ResumesPlanet.com, etc... hide the owners of their domain names and the registration information for their companies and have non-working phone numbers for any of the corporate contacts listed in various directories. This is probably an elaborate scam, with some of the operators based in the U.S. and others in Eastern Europe, which protects them from lawsuits and other regulations which would otherwise protect consumers. Basically, if you are a student with a major paper due, don't be fooled: write it yourself or get ready to be ripped off.
Let us know if you've found other scams, spammers, or fraudulent online businesses!"
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SOURCE:
http://blog.hometownrent.com/2009/10/28/exposing-essay-and-paper-writing-sc ams/
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| Sue2008 |
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Dec 5, 09, 07:53AM
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intresting ...I placed an order with one of them, so worried now :(
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| rizla |
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Dec 6, 09, 12:53PM
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glad i didnt place an order now! this forum is a life saver!
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| altheaanne |
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Dec 6, 09, 09:24PM
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I recently signed up at Essaywriters.net. I was only able to finish one work/essay because the second order I took was "cancelled by the system" as their chat representative informed me. The reason for the cancellation was that I did not login or provide them updates on the order. It was nowhere near the deadline so I assumed that it would be okay for me to just login when I would upload the essay. They also informed me that I will be fined because of this cancellation. I found this forum and read all the complaints writers have about not getting paid, or getting scammed for their work.
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| WritersBeware |
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Edited by: WritersBeware Dec 6, 09, 09:26PM
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altheaanne: I recently signed up at Essaywriters.net.
That was your first mistake. At least you've discovered the truth early.
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| altheaanne |
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Dec 6, 09, 09:29PM
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WritersBeware
Sad and harsh lesson to learn. I knew it was too good to be true. Oh well...
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| altheaanne |
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Dec 6, 09, 09:30PM
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Writer, i was trying to quote your reply..didn't work..sorry.
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| WritersBeware |
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Edited by: WritersBeware Dec 6, 09, 09:30PM
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You didn't research Essaywriters.net beforehand? This is a common oversight that strikes me as incredibly odd. So many victims could have saved themselves by conducting a simple search in Google. I can't fathom working for a person or company that I did not vet beforehand. Alas, scammers depend on people not doing their due diligence.
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| altheaanne |
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Dec 6, 09, 09:33PM
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It was a mistake on my part not to research more about the company before signing up. But as I said, lesson learned.
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| J_richardson |
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Dec 9, 09, 05:16AM
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The company has several call centers in Africa established by the Nigerian administrator.
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| altheaanne |
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Dec 9, 09, 06:17AM
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I am no longer able to pull up essaywriters.net. It seems that the site has closed down.
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| Josh |
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Edited by: Josh Dec 9, 09, 09:39AM
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Altheaanne
Its good you noticed early . But be careful with this site its very informative while at the same time very misleading to directions being favored by particular interests around. This is a battleground for essay companies and getting correct information will solely be upon yourself. Masquerading is the order of the day on this site. I learn't from this site to identify crooks and how people front for their firms secretly.
Interesting keep close check on the homerent town site and the complains and you will find some comments are related to this site here ,amazing things. Its all called business and exploiting people.
Enjoy blogging
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| altheaanne |
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Dec 9, 09, 09:46AM
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The only direction that I hope this site will lead me to is one that will allow me to earn online while I am still looking for work. I have personal reasons for trying to look for a home-based job, and for the past months have had no luck. Thanks Josh.
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| pheelyks |
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Dec 9, 09, 09:47AM
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Josh-
You are a crook fronting for your own company. Go spam elsewhere.
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| Josh |
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Dec 9, 09, 09:58AM
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Altheaanne
Don't be hoodwinked by everything said here , get information and do your own research to establish facts. I don't have a company advocating people to work for.Am not interested now and in future but everyone should be told the facts not on one sided.
Pheelyks
I don't have a company or interested to have. I don't hide under names and pretend like many here bashing others not for helping the public but campaigning for their firms. I understand you have been a lapdog for some people and fronting for your companies. Discouraging others from fraud firms to "clean" firms.. I don't know who is a crook now between me and you.Please define a crook again, cause its fitting your status.
Enjoy blogging
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| pheelyks |
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Dec 9, 09, 10:07AM
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Josh-
What exactly is your purpose for posting here, then? Your English is far too poor for you to be a writer, and you don't seem like a student, either--so what's your reason for posting?
I have freely admitted that I work for certain legitimate companies, the names of which the rules of the forum will not allow me to disclose. I also refrain from bashing any legitimate company that I don't work for. I am not a lap dog; I am someone who loses money to scam artists when they lure customers away from decent companies. And I used to work for one such scam company,which has given me other reasons to hate them.
I never used the word "crook," but in this context I would define it as someone who uses misleading or downright fraudulent information to attract customers to their own business or unfairly disparage others. I have been entirely forthright about what I do and why I am here--can you do the same?
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| stu4 |
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Dec 10, 09, 10:51AM
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I've been personally dealing with BestEssays.com since 2002. It is a totally trustable and legit company. If you order an essay, research paper, or a dissertation from them, you will always get 100% original work. If there is no available writer to take the order, you will get 100% refund, no questions asked. Like most companies, the quality of the paper is always determined by the writer who takes your order. Once you find someone who meets your expectations, you can always request the same writer for your future projects.
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| pheelyks |
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Dec 10, 09, 01:19PM
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Stu4-
Wow. You're amazingly clever. Stealing someone else's post about an actually legitimate company and replacing it with a commentary on the completely disreputable BestEssays.com as if that will somehow make it true. How exactly have you been "dealing with" this company since 2002? Have you really been in school for the past seven to eight years? Somehow, I doubt it...
Of course, I am sure your real intention is to wait for a response like this and then jump on the "unfairness" of the forum, which allows FW's comments to stand but attacks yours. The fact is, ET is actually a reputable company, and BestEssays.com isn't. Get over it, you sad little man.
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| stu4 |
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Edited by: stu4 Dec 10, 09, 01:30PM
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So it is perfectly OK to advertise 'reputable companies' and it is not allowed to advertise 'non-reputable' companies? FreelanceWriter should get a BAN NOW if the rules are to be equal for all posters, especially that he has been doing it all over again despite the warnings.
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| pheelyks |
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Dec 10, 09, 01:42PM
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stu4: So it is perfectly OK to advertise 'reputable companies' and it is not allowed to advertise 'non-reputable' companies?
I knew this was your argument and tried to cut you off at the pass, but you're obviously in a time wasting mood. FW did not advertise, but instead posted an explanation based on REAL personal experience and knowledge, after fully disclosing his relationship to the company.
What is your relationship to BestEssays.com?
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| stu4 |
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Edited by: stu4 Dec 10, 09, 02:12PM
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I'll probably open a new thread, but here are the NEW forum rules:
1. If you provide a real personal experience or knowledge (the posters who determine it's real or not are the three stooges: WritersBeware, FreelanceWriter, and pheelyks), sometimes WRT too, then it is perfectly fine to advertise here. But they will 'believe' that your knowledge or experience is "real" only if you work for the company their work for (ET and affiliates); otherwise, expect being called a 'liar, fraudster, Ukrainian fraud, etc.'.
2. If they attack you about 'no recommendations are allowed' then just say it is your personal knowledge or experience and that it does not qualify for advertising.
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| pheelyks |
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Dec 10, 09, 02:26PM
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I'll ask again: what's your relationship to BestEssays.com?
Both FW and I have acknowledged that we are writers for ET. This is the source of our knowledge about the company, and allows anyone to determine for themselves whether or not the information we provide is biased.
If you tell us what your position with BestEssays.com is, we will have the same opportunity with you that we provide to others--that is, an assessment of your statements based on knowledge of who you are. It is obvious that you are not a student, so one more time: what is your relationship to BestEssays.com?
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| stu4 |
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Dec 10, 09, 02:35PM
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pheelyks: I'll ask again: what's your relationship to BestEssays.com?
I'm considering using their services, so I'm a prospective buyer. I've been resarching BestEssays.com and hundreds of other companies for a long time now. Before I buy, I do research, a VERY DETAILED one.
My knowledge is based on my personal experience that I have gathered throughout the years. And I know whoever is working for a company X AND posts here then his opinions are and will always be biased. Admission of the fact doesn't change that -- and most important -- it DOES NOT CHANGE the forum rules.
Show me a point in the rules saying that "If you admit you work for a company you are allowed to advertise them without solicitation" just like the FreelanceStooge has been doing here.
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| WritersBeware |
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Edited by: WritersBeware Dec 10, 09, 02:55PM
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stu4: I'm considering using their services, so I'm a prospective buyer.
Lying piece of sh*t.
Stupid4 signed-up with this forum on March 13, 2006! Look at its posting history—virtually 100% of its posts involve attacking me (and other people with scruples) and defending its Ukrainian fraud sites: bestessays.com, essaywriters.net, superiorpapers.com, etc.
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| pheelyks |
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Dec 10, 09, 02:58PM
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stu4
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You've been doing research for nearly four years on which company to use? I sincerely doubt it. I do not know that you are a liar, but the inanity of this statement makes me highly suspicious.
Again, FW didn't advertise. He spoke of an actual experience he had, and the position he was in when he had that experience. If a writer for BestEssays.com posted here with similar information, it would also be allowed. The fact is, the writers for BestEssays couldn't string together a proper sentence in English if their lives depend on it.
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| WritersBeware |
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Dec 10, 09, 03:03PM
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The ONLY time that stupid4 rears its ugly head is when new evidence against its fraudulent sites surfaces.
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| WRT |
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Dec 10, 09, 05:51PM
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stu4: I've been personally dealing with BestEssays.com since 2002. It is a totally trustable and legit company. If you order an essay, research paper, or a dissertation from them, you will always get 100% original work.
stu4: I'm considering using their services, so I'm a prospective buyer. I've been resarching BestEssays.com and hundreds of other companies for a long time now. Before I buy, I do research, a VERY DETAILED one.
Stewie ... I always suspected that your stupidity knew no bounds but, whatever compelled you to confess your severe mental retardation? In university since 2002? Time to give up, kiddo. Face the fact that you are, and will remain, an illiterate fool and drop out.
Stewie - why do you insist on presuming stupidity on our part? You are not a customer but a fraudster with a vested interest in a certain group of sites.
There is a single purpose to your presence: to promote the Ukrainian sites with which you are affiliated by mudslinging the legits.
Josh: Please define a crook again,
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Crook = Josh.
pheelyks: FW's comments to stand
I, for one, do not understand why FW's comments are a source of controversy here. S/he was responding to a post from a member who had ALREADY placed his/her order. FW was not, as far as I can tell, directing members to ET.
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| Songirl |
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Mar 16, 10, 07:25PM
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wow, new to this site. searched superiorpapers.com and found this. Thanks, moving on to the next search .
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| FreelanceWriter |
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Edited by: FreelanceWriter Mar 16, 10, 08:51PM
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stupid4: I've been personally dealing with BestEssays.com since 2002. It is a totally trustable and legit company. If you order an essay, research paper, or a dissertation from them, you will always get 100% original work. If there is no available writer to take the order, you will get 100% refund, no questions asked. Like most companies, the quality of the paper is always determined by the writer who takes your order. Once you find someone who meets your expectations, you can always request the same writer for your future projects.
stupid4: So it is perfectly OK to advertise 'reputable companies' and it is not allowed to advertise 'non-reputable' companies? FreelanceWriter should get a BAN NOW if the rules are to be equal for all posters, especially that he has been doing it all over again despite the warnings.
As always, no "advertising" for myself could possibly be more effective than your nonsense; please keep it up by all means. Thank you (again) in advance for your steering more and more clients directly my way; I genuinely appreciate it.
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