TRANSCRIPT: A final essay worth 30% of your grade for the course is due in a few days, and you're not very interested on the topic. You're feeling quite stressed. You have a lot of assignments due all at once, and you don't know where to start.
You try to start the paper while surfing on the web. In an attempt to learn more about this topic, you see an ad for an online essay writing service. The advertisement claims that a professional writer with a Master's degree will write a paper on any topic, and those tight deadlines are not an issue.
The company website also tells you that their papers are original, so you don't have to worry about getting caught for plagiarism. The risks of being caught are minimal. You are desperate to complete this final essay, so you fill out the online registration form providing information about the assignment, length and due date along with a payment of $200. Just before the deadline, you receive the completed essay. You skim it over and decide that it's acceptable to submit.