Another scam. It seemed like a reliable company. They are replying immediately to any request. When the deadline came up, they just dissappeared. The have swish accounts. I paid 500euro for one research paper. Now I lost my degree.

I'm sorry to hear that - but I've never heard of them before. I'm checking their site now... Seems to look a bit different from US sites (more like freelancing site). I hope they will at least refund your money :|.

I have tried to get my money back but they wouldn't hear of it. They've made their TOS in a way that no one can get a refund really. I just found out that the assignments they're selling are already written. They're not custom as they claim.
Do you think there's a way to follow this legally? The assignment they sold me is online under an Institute's website.

Well, if they advertise they write custom/original papers only - and they sent you a pre-written paper, I do think you have the right to get a refund. I suggest you to contact your credit card bank or paypal and they will tell you how to start the refund process. Unless you paid by westernunion - then I don't think it's possible to get the money back.

They asked me to pay into their account cause they had problems with credit cards. There's certainly no way to get the money back. Would you know if I can follow this legally? Maybe some place over the internet or british authority where I can report it?

I assume you mean you paid by bank transfer or money order? If that's the case, it would be hard [or impossible] to get the money back indeed.

You could write an email to Whois contact administrative person - http://whois.domaintools.com/1stclassprojects.com to try to resolve it with them.

I don't think 500 euro is worth trying to sue them (you'd have to cover legal fees that are quite large).

Dear Sirs,

I represent 1stClassProjects and I've just discovered this site.

Please ask the person who posted the first message to put their name and project details under here within 48 hours, so we can properly examine this allegation.

As a small, but credible, enterprise that take ourselves seriously, we are not prepared to allow unsubstantiated comments hurt our business. Especially when they come anonymously.

For the moment, this request is unofficial, but I must say that the initial message from the "client" seems very fishy. Not only is it anonymous, it's also not posted on a British website (making it costlier for a reputable company to fight back legally), and it says that the "client" paid in euros, when in fact we only quote and accept payments in British Pounds Sterling (GBP).

I would have expected the administrators of this site to have shown due diligence by making a very small effort to notify us before having such a comment appear on a popular website like this and potentially costing us thousands of pounds.

I will be expecting your response, or your action to take down this thread.

Thank you,

Peter Richardson
Quality Results Ltd

1cpAdmin

We have contacted the member ("blank") in the hopes he will be able to provide more details. Please note, however, that Essay Scam members have the right not to reveal their source of information.

Regarding this statement: "In fact we only quote and accept payments in British Pounds Sterling (GBP)" -- it seems the client might have remembered the amount provided in Euros. From your FAQ page:

"Do you only accept British Pounds Sterling (GBP) as your currency?
All our prices are given in British Pounds Sterling (GBP). That's why you see the £ symbol before any monetary amount.

When you are given a quote however, we tell you how this costs you approximately in US Dollars ($) and Euros (€). Note that the amounts in dollars and euros are not exact. The exact amount that you will pay in your currency depends on your bank's current exchange rate."

Dear Administator,

We're looking into US legislation with regard to what you've claimed, i.e. that your members have the right not to reveal their source of information, as well as other legal issues such as defamation and slander.

It seems unfair to us that anyone can log onto your website anonymously and post defamatory comments about our company, and then have your protection with regard to concealing their identity, the details of their project, the date when they became a client, etc.

Let me ask you this then: How do we know that you're not a site sponsored by or affiliated with a competitor of ours that posts fake comments about our site in order to get our competitor more business? We don't, you see.

If your user doesn't show up by tomorrow or if his story (when they tell their real story) does not corroborate with our registered client information, we will expect you to (1) delete this thread, and to (2) apply to major search engines to delete the page's cache from their servers.

I'm sure you understand that such defamatory comments can hurt a legitimate business, and that facilitating such an action makes you liable to pay damages. With your site appearing first when someone looks for our company name and domain names, and with our decrease in conversions (visitors to paid clients) in May, there's a very good chance that your site has already cost us more than half our monthly revenue.

We still think that this can be resolved out of courts, so please email me to discuss this matter in private. If we don't agree, we will both still have all our other options open.

You have my email address.

Thank you,

Peter Richardson
Quality Results Ltd

Hi Peter,

I'm a member of several blogs and forums. There's something called "The Freedom of Speech" (at least in the US). Do you think all forum/blog members should sign their real name and possibly address, phone number, and maybe credit card number to each post?

When I was dissatisfied with a car dealer (who sold me a lemon car), I posted the information about my experience with them on several forums. But it was just my opinion - I'm sure the dealer claimed I was wrong and they were right. I didn't include my real name, of course, because I was afraid they would find out who I was and would take some actions to ruin my credit rating or even threaten me.

In my opinion, it's good you found this site - your comments and replies may only prove your companies are legit and you care about your clients, which in result may bring you even more customers. If the admin had really contacted the first poster and the poster will not at least publicly acknowledge they have read your comments, it would mean other forum members or readers could just ignore this topic.

Beatrice

1cpAdmin
You may read about the Section 230.

beatrice
Yes, we did contact the first poster but haven't received any reply yet. It could indicate his or her post should be taken with reserve.

I am a victim too. I ordered a paper but received some garbage. Peter tried to convince me to accept the paper until I showed him that the contents were copied from another article available on the internet. This has shown that this company is not professional at all. The good part is that I have received the refund. I will not use their service again.

Hi all,

Just saw the replies from Peter defending his services.

The story goes like this:
I asked for a paper. He told me to pay as soon as possible in order to get it on time. I paid more (than his standard fees) because I wanted it promptly (the amount of money I paid includes the exchange rates from euros to pounds).

I didn't get it until a week later (than the deadline given), and what I got was off the subject and as I found, under a US college's web address.

In our email correspondance Peter actually stated the following as an excuse for not giving me the refund:
Term #2 says, the service is provided "as is" and without guarantees (term #14).
These are standard Terms of Service in the industry.. As we are not selling products but services, we have a right to sell them without guarantee.


I found this totally unfair as what he provided me had actually nothing to do with the details I've given him regarding the paper, it wasn't provided in due date, and furthermore it was published on the web and seems that it has been written almost 3 years ago (something I found out 48 hours after i received the paper, and according to their TOS this wouldn't give me the right to ask for a refund). I did ask for a refund within the 24 hour notice they give you though (as the paper wasn't on the subject). But didn't get one!

Hi All

I think in this thread it would be useful to know how the orginal writer 'blank 'lost their degree'. They obviously didn't get the service they paid for and expected but how could they lose their degree as a result of it. Surely no-one uses such essay writing services as the sole basis for their course work but only one of many resources

I tend to agree with MyView - I don't think it's possible to "lose a degree" because one project was not completed (or not completed on time). Maybe the person meant "Lost chances for a good grade" or something like that...

Beatrice

You're both right. I was over-emotional and I thought I did lose the degree since I didn't hand in my paper on time. Believe me, the agony I went through regarding the particular course was way too much.

Now, why do you think a student would pay so much money for only one of many resources?

There are plenty of resources for free out there. Why pay so much money for such service? In my opinion and personal experience, because some of us are silly enough, for many many reasons, to do use those services as a basis of coursework. I personally didn't have the time to check at other resources, had a strict deadline and a full time job.

Which makes those services not just a simple resource. Those services are THE resource!! They are (supposed to be) direct help on exactly what you need, by the time you need it.

I didn't lose my degree, but I did lose my money. And as MyView correctly states I didn't get the service I paid for, or even better I didn't get a service at all. Unless you call service a paper taken from the internet (never mind the due dates and the fact that it wasn't on the subject).

By the way, 1stclassprojects.com is also know as dissertationsandassignments.com

When you register at dissertationsandassignments.com, you will be diverted to 1stclassprojects.com, but Peter will write to you under qualityresultsltd.com

Why a legit company has such a complicated structure?

Peter from Quality Results Ltd seems to have gone very quite in this discussion after threatening legal action last week.

Others might wish to know if the Administrators of this board or any of the posters have had more contact with him in case they are concerned about expressing their own opinions or sharing their experiences about the quality of service that essay writing companies provide?

I believe Peter is quiet because he has read the Section 230.

Guess 'As featued on essayscam' won't appear on any of their websites though