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Scam Buster...

Be a Scam Buster! Does the essay website you’ve found pass the test?

We know that as a visitor to our site, you are thinking about buying a custom essay.

As the industry leader in the provision of custom essays, we feel that it is our duty to warn you that when you buy an essay, you are in danger of being scammed.

It is no secret that the custom essays industry has a poor reputation, and of course, as the industry grows, so do the number of scam sites that are operating - many of which fall outside the protection you have under English law.

As a UK resident, you have many rights as a consumer -- when you buy goods and services from UK companies.  It is far more difficult to get your money back when you buy from companies who are based outside of the UK - especially those which are based outside of Europe.  So the best advice we can offer you - whether or not you buy an essay from us - is to make sure you buy from a genuine UK company.

Read through our tips and you'll be well on your way to spotting scam, foreign websites and avoiding them.

"They do this to imitate genuine British sites"

Many essay websites are operated by foreign con-artists and companies pretending to be British. They do this to imitate genuine British sites like ours and get you to part with your money.  When things go wrong, you have no protection under the law.

The websites may look similar to ours and may claim to sell guaranteed 2:1 and 1st class standard work by UK writers, just as we do - but sadly, for many sites, these claims are nothing more than hollow promises and outright lies. The work they sell is almost always plagiarised junk largely copy and pasted off the internet by foreign writers with a poor grasp of the English. These writers receive mere pennies in return.

So when buying essays, remember -- it’s a case of buyer beware.  Please be vigilant and use our 'Scam Buster Rules' below to stay safe and avoid losing your money.

"Stay safe and avoid losing your money"

The Scam Buster Rules

When using the Scam Buster Rules, the most important golden rule to remember is that a scam website will give all sorts of reasons why they can’t fully pass the tests below. These reasons are lies -- please do not be deceived. Accept no excuses - ever! These websites are so intent on stealing from you, that some scam sites even copy our scam warnings, making slight changes, to seem like us!

1. Prices: no genuine UK company charges less than £90 per 1000 words for 2:1 class work – ever! Even that price is very low. It’s impossible to make a profit using UK writers selling work at lower prices!

2. Find their UK local phone number on their website. This will begin with 01… not 0800, 808 etc. - if they don’t have one, they are scam!

3. Ring them - do they never answer their phones? Then they are a scammer!

4. The person answering should clearly sound English! If they are not - they are not based in the UK - whatever they tell you!

5. Any real British company has a UK bank account. Ask for their UK branch bank account name (e.g. Barclays, Natwest etc), and their account number and sort code. Ensure the bank account name is similar to their website or company name so they haven't just used someone else's. If they refuse to give it you then they don’t have one - simple! No excuses!

Our business account is with Barclays Bank -

Sort Code: 20-41-50
Account Number: 50411590
Account Name: Degree Essays UK

6. Deposit a small amount into their bank account. Then call them and ask them the amount - if they don't know, it’s a scam!

7. Now ask for their Companies House number – all UK companies must also display this on their website by law. Ours is 4964706.

8. Check this number at the UK government website - Companies House.

9. Does the name of their company come up as displayed on their website? Ours is Academic Answers Ltd. Check the results carefully - many scammers use company numbers of other unrelated companies. If the number is in another company name or can’t be found, then it is fraudulent and they are a scammer!

10. Now check the status of the Company by clicking on the record you’ve found – if they are listed as "Dissolved" they are a scammer!

11. Finally as a last measure, check essayfraud.org for the website – they have a list of over 625 scam websites!

There you have it: we can’t guarantee your work from any other website will be good (we can only guarantee that when you buy from us!) but if the website you choose passes the Scam Buster test above, at least you know it's genuine, and is based in the UK!

Only legitimate companies will display the below essay fraud logo. This has also been confirmed by the administrator of essay fraud in a discussion - click here to read the discussion. For a full list of essay scam sites click here.

Check All 11 Points - If They Don't Pass, Don't Buy!

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