Yo I need to vent and also warn everyone here because I just got scammed so bad and I feel like an idiot. 
So I had this 15-page research paper due for my poli sci class. International relations, super specific topic about trade agreements. I was swamped with job interviews and another project and I made a stupid decision. I found this website that claimed "PhD writers" and "original content" and "plagiarism free guarantee." Looked professional, had good reviews (probably fake looking back).
Paid $280. TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS. That's like... my grocery money for a month.
I got the paper back 4 days later and it was SO OBVIOUSLY AI generated. Like, the sentences were all the same structure, the citations were fake (I checked, the articles don't exist), and there was this one paragraph that literally said "As an AI language model, I cannot..." NO I'M NOT JOKING. IT SAID THAT. IN THE PAPER.
I emailed them freaking out and they offered me a "50% refund" if I didn't leave a bad review. I said no, I want all my money back, and now they're ghosting me. $280 gone. And now I have to write this paper myself in 3 days.
I guess this is a cautionary tale. If you're thinking about using one of these services, DON'T. Or if you're going to do it anyway (I get it, desperation is real), at least don't use the first website that pops up on Google. And maybe ask for a sample first?? I didn't and I paid the price.
Has anyone actually found a legit service? Or am I just out $280 and learned a hard lesson? Also if anyone has tips for writing 15 pages in 3 days on like 4 hours of sleep, drop them below. I'm gonna need all the help I can get.
So I had this 15-page research paper due for my poli sci class. International relations, super specific topic about trade agreements. I was swamped with job interviews and another project and I made a stupid decision. I found this website that claimed "PhD writers" and "original content" and "plagiarism free guarantee." Looked professional, had good reviews (probably fake looking back).
Paid $280. TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DOLLARS. That's like... my grocery money for a month.
I got the paper back 4 days later and it was SO OBVIOUSLY AI generated. Like, the sentences were all the same structure, the citations were fake (I checked, the articles don't exist), and there was this one paragraph that literally said "As an AI language model, I cannot..." NO I'M NOT JOKING. IT SAID THAT. IN THE PAPER.
I emailed them freaking out and they offered me a "50% refund" if I didn't leave a bad review. I said no, I want all my money back, and now they're ghosting me. $280 gone. And now I have to write this paper myself in 3 days.
I guess this is a cautionary tale. If you're thinking about using one of these services, DON'T. Or if you're going to do it anyway (I get it, desperation is real), at least don't use the first website that pops up on Google. And maybe ask for a sample first?? I didn't and I paid the price.
Has anyone actually found a legit service? Or am I just out $280 and learned a hard lesson? Also if anyone has tips for writing 15 pages in 3 days on like 4 hours of sleep, drop them below. I'm gonna need all the help I can get.