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This is a guide on how to buy bulk blockbuster DVD's and not fall for the tricks. The great thing about EBay is that you can buy bulk DVD's for way less than you would if you went to a store and purchased them 1 at a time. You can buy 1 DVD or 400 DVD's at a time from sellers. However as with everything else, the dishonest have found that they can sell DVD's using trickery.

Most of us come on looking to buy bulk DVD movies that are newer titles, at least mid to late 90's to recent. However there are sellers that will make you think that you are going to receive that but when you get your shipment you find that you have 200 movies that you have never heard of before. What you are getting is a ton of B-movies and if you're lucky the seller will throw in a “newer” release.

Another bad seller will tell you that you are getting 300 movies but what they won't tell you is that it is 30 DVD's that has 10 movies on 1 disc. That equals crappy quality and crappy movies that once again you have never heard of.

Here are a few clues that will help you to buy exactly what you want and not a box full of crap:

If the seller is selling 100 movies and won't list any of them, they are probably all b-list movies

Selling 50 brand new DVD's for $50. People can make sometimes $200 or more selling 50 used blockbuster DVD's so ask yourself why someone would be selling 50 DVD's for such a cheap price? The answer will be because they are not movies that you would want.

Seller has pictures but they are vague at best. They show sides that don't show what the movies are, or pictures so blurry you can't make out the title of the movies or you might get pictures that shows hundreds of DVD's but the camera is far enough away that you still can't see what you're getting. Another trick is to show you product pictures (pictures from Amazon and other retail sites) like Something About Mary all the while being vague that you MAY or MAY NOT receive those pictured.

Always read the entire auction because these sellers will use giant fonts, small fonts, bold, italic and all the bells and whistles in their auction to confuse you into skipping the reading part and just looking at the pictures. Every few months the places that most of these sellers get their junk DVD's from probably offers a few blockbuster titles because you will see many telling you and showing you pictures of the same blockbuster movies that you MIGHT get. As of now August 2006 a bunch of these sellers are offering movies like:

• Friday Night Lights
• American Wedding

But remember you MAY or MAY NOT get these. They are just telling you that some people will get one or two newer releases to go with the old classics and budget DVD's you would find in the $0.99 bin at a retail store.

A few other clues include them telling you that there will be 2 movies per DVD. Now when is the last time you bought a blockbuster DVD in a store and there were two blockbuster films on it?

Also beware of the name dropping game. Sellers will go on and on about the stars that are in some of the movies:

Sandra Bullock, Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Keanu Reeves, etc. What they don't say is that these are the early crappy movie roles they had to take on their way to fame. The movies they regret ever starring in.

When you search online on search engines for wholesale DVD's you will find those selling DVD's for pennies on the dollar and that is where these EBay sellers are getting these junk films. These are a few movies you should memorize:

• Abraxas
• Velocity
• Fists of Fury

Memorize them because when you see those words in the auction you should know it's time to run. Like I said many do not tell you what you will get but sometimes if you look real hard at the pictures you will see Velocity sometimes on the DVD.

Now I can tell you where to get a good deal on DVD's. Try to pay attention to auctions where the seller lists ALL of the movies they are offering. They know that when people see the blockbuster films up for auction they will happily bid because they know what they are getting and they won't be wondering what if any crappy movies will be filling the box.

These sellers will often have pictures showing you nice and up close pictures of the actual DVD's and many use the words “Personal Collection” because it's people like me and you who are selling of their DVD collection for one reason or another but it is usually to raise money for something. There are legitimate sellers who don't have pictures up, but they will take great pains to describe condition of DVD's and list all the movies in the auction.

When searching put ending soonest and you will see the bidding wars going on for real blockbuster DVD's. They are usually in the mid to high hundreds or even thousands of dollars because people want blockbuster DVD's and they can get hundreds at a discount price. Many of these auctions even though they seem high total up $2-$4 per blockbuster DVD. And that's great considering most retail from $9.99 to $27.99 or more.

Wholesale DVD EBay Search

Take a look at the above link and you will be able to see some legitimate sellers and you will also see the budget DVD sellers just from their vague and hazy pictures next to the auctions. Remember to read the full auction and run if you see Abraxas.

 

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Flea market and swap meet vendors, as well as those who sell at online venues such as auctions and ecommerce sites, will benefit from finding closeout wholesale liquidation merchandise at low cost. Investment on these items is way lower since it is a combination of two factors - you get the merchandise at low wholesale prices and the seller is most interested in disposing of all extra inventory. The more eager the seller, the greater the chance of impressive profits.

There are several ways to locate closeout wholesale liquidation merchandise. Companies who are taking part in a liquidation sale usually advertise in newspapers. Be on the look out for this kind of sale even in the cities near you. Some wholesale product deals are worth driving for, especially if you can build a regular professional relationship with the supplier. You may be spending on gas to get to another city, but the adding that cost to your investment is very minimal to bring a significant dent to your profit.

The Internet is another quality source for finding liquidation sales. You can join forums that will lead you to such event or you can check out for announcements on the company's website from time to time. There are also websites solely dedicated to liquidation sales. The website may be a third party facilitating the sale for the liquidating company, effectively being the middle-man between wholesalers and the public. While this may include a fee of some sort, it opens up the door to closeout merchandise providers who will not deal with the general public..

One disadvantage of buying wholesale, though, is some of the merchandise may be damaged. Often times, the damaged item is usually discovered upon reselling. The liquidator buys the products in bulk from the store or manufacturer, and then sells them directly in bulk to you, the seller. Liquidation purchases are often stipulated as “no cherry picking” which means you must take a box or pallet lot without picking and choosing which merchandise you want. A vendor should be cautious in this regard.

Buying closeout wholesale liquidation merchandise is a good way to earn money. But this is not to say that there is no hard work associated with it. Scouting for companies who are liquidating their inventory and being smart enough to get only the best items are the key to this endeavour. Once you've established a business relationship with a company selling liquidation merchandise, you will have a greater chance of a constant flow of quality products for less.

 

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Most businesspeople prefer the protection of a corporation as opposed to a sole proprietorship or partnership. Corporations are a good choice because your personal assets are protected against any liabilities incurred by your business. The two types of corporations you can choose as a business entity are a C-Corp or an S-Corp.

You would lean toward an S-Corp entity if you desire a traditional management model with a limited amount of shareholders. S-Corps have established precedent with the IRS and through the courts. Shareholders and investors are attracted to S-Corps because the law allows a tax flow wherein they can use start up losses to offset tax liability from other income. Setting up an S- Corp will cost you $100 to $400 depending on your locale.

An S-Corp is limited to 75 shareholders. These shareholders have to be United States citizens or resident aliens. S-Corps do not have multiple classes of shares. Also, a percentage of the corporate income must be paid toward Social Security and Medicare taxes in an S-Corp.

You would lean toward a C-Corp entity if your business deals in capital gains and many shareholders. Venture capitalists like C-Corps because there is a preferred stock option. Investors also like this entity because of merger, liquidation, and dividend options. There is also the option to switch from preferred to common stock, in an effort to grow the company. Conversion of an S-Corp to a C-Corp is easy, as well.

A great disadvantage to C-Corp entities is that there is double taxation on profit. This works through taxing corporate gains and then taxing, again, at the shareholder level. If you, as the owner, invest capital into your corporation, you might be exempt from the double tax. There are no FICA regulations applicable to C-Corp employees.

Anyone in business should have a good financial plan in place. When adopting this plan, you need to consider if a C-Corp or an S-Corp represents the best business entity for your interests. There are advantages and drawbacks to both, with the liability issues making them the best choice over sole proprietorships or partnerships.

If you are in business, or planning to be, you need to seek out an experienced financial planner and tax attorney. These consultants will help you to arrive at decisions concerning your business entity and tax strategies that will aid you and your enterprise in moving forward.

 

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The craze for wholesale basket products is hot and growing. Many people are taking advantage of this craze by starting their own wholesale basket business. The possibilities are endless, no matter what your interests are. From providing beauty wholesale basket products, to fruit, cheese and vegetables baskets, the wholesale basket industry is a growing source of business for many people worldwide.

Starting a wholesale basket company from home

If you’ve always enjoyed a certain product, and have a knack for crafts and finding great deals on sale, why not combine these talents and skills by starting your own wholesale basket company? The investment is small and the possibilities are great. The key is to get at least five different types of specialty wholesale basket specials created. Take photos, list an inventory of what’s in the basket and create a brochure, flier, website and direct mail package. If you have more ideas (and money), create ten different types of baskets. Make a catalog and start a shopping cart online.

Buying your own wholesale basket products wholesale!

In order to make a good profit, it will be important for you to find the products for your wholesale basket at a discount. You’ll need to find a distributor or manufacturer that sells baskets, beauty supplies (or whatever you want to sell), and other packaging materials at wholesale prices. Some places will require that you have a retail license. If you haven’t gotten that far yet, find a website that sells wholesale baskets and wholesale basket products at discounts to consumers, even if you don’t have a retail license that allows you to buy wholesale.

My experience with wholesale basket products

I used to sell aromatherapy and related products. Many of these related products included bath gels, soaps, lotions and aromatherapy candles and incense. These made perfect gift baskets for my wholesale basket project. I sold many such baskets to friends, families and people visiting my website. The wholesale basket project was very popular especially around holidays. Uniquely decorating and wrapping the baskets with pretty bows and ribbons added to the creative flair of the whole package.

How much should you charge for your wholesale basket and related products?

Most gift baskets range in price, depending on the products inside the wholesale basket. A good way to determine the price to is check your competition. Visit some websites to see how much they’re charging for their wholesale basket. Also, check in the stores around your city to see how much baskets are worth. Compare the prices you’re paying and determine how much of a profit you want to make. As you purchase your baskets wholesale, you’ll be able to pass on your savings to potential customers.

Realistically speaking, gift baskets can range anywhere from $10 to $30 for the more moderately priced wholesale basket, to $30 to $100 for specialty baskets that include a wide assortment of goodies. The higher-end baskets may not be something you’ll want to invest in until you’ve made a pretty little profit on your first few wholesale basket gift sets. Once you’re established, the sky will be the limit…let your creativity flow and your home wholesale basket business will boom!

 

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While ordering wholesale flea market merchandise from online suppliers may give you the greatest variety of products, the shipping costs can eat up profits quickly. Finding flea market suppliers in your geographic area can not only save you money but allow you to view merchandise before you purchase it in some cases. Knowing how to find flea market suppliers in your area takes some research.

There are two main types of flea market suppliers that vendors often get their merchandise from. The first is ideal for those who wish to sell used merchandise at a profit. Second is for those who want to buy new or liquidation wholesale items and sell them. The people in the second group must have a business license, resale certificate, or sales tax identification number.

Flea Market Suppliers - Thrift Stores and Yard Sales

Finding thrift stores and yard sales in your area is as easy as looking in the phone book or the newspaper. You can also find this information on the Internet. Thrift stores may sell products at very low prices, however you may be competing with them at the flea market if you sell the same thing for higher amounts of money. The best way to use thrift stores as flea market suppliers is to determine when they have a special sale days, or one price per bag events.

Yard and garage sales make good flea market suppliers because they usually sell products very cheaply. If you are interested in antiques or collectibles, yard sales can provide some true treasures. In many cases, the person who is selling the items simply wants them out of their garage and may not know their true worth.

Flea Market Suppliers - Wholesale Merchandise

Finding flea market suppliers wholesale merchandise in your area starts with the phonebook or an Internet search. The popular wholesale sales venue liquidation.com can tell you which wholesale suppliers are in your state or area. There are other websites who do this as well. Looking in the phonebook under wholesale or bulk sales can also not choose some quality flea market suppliers.

These type of flea market suppliers deal in bulk. While some may sell you one or two cases of the product, others require purchases by the pallet or even the truckload. Be sure you have the capability of loading, transporting and unloading the merchandise at your home or place of business.

When dealing with wholesale distributors, it is important to understand what kind of merchandise they ship: new items, returns, overstocks or refurbished items. These flea market suppliers may or may not let you inspect the merchandise before you purchase it. Some allow cherry picking, that is picking over the merchandise to decide what you want in your box lot, and some don't. Research of individual flea market suppliers of wholesale merchandise must be done before you make a purchase.

 

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The craze for wholesale basket products is hot and growing. Many people are taking advantage of this craze by starting their own wholesale basket business. The possibilities are endless, no matter what your interests are. From providing beauty wholesale basket products, to fruit, cheese and vegetables baskets, the wholesale basket industry is a growing source of business for many people worldwide.

Starting a wholesale basket company from home

If you’ve always enjoyed a certain product, and have a knack for crafts and finding great deals on sale, why not combine these talents and skills by starting your own wholesale basket company? The investment is small and the possibilities are great. The key is to get at least five different types of specialty wholesale basket specials created. Take photos, list an inventory of what’s in the basket and create a brochure, flier, website and direct mail package. If you have more ideas (and money), create ten different types of baskets. Make a catalog and start a shopping cart online.

Buying your own wholesale basket products wholesale!

In order to make a good profit, it will be important for you to find the products for your wholesale basket at a discount. You’ll need to find a distributor or manufacturer that sells baskets, beauty supplies (or whatever you want to sell), and other packaging materials at wholesale prices. Some places will require that you have a retail license. If you haven’t gotten that far yet, find a website that sells wholesale baskets and wholesale basket products at discounts to consumers, even if you don’t have a retail license that allows you to buy wholesale.

My experience with wholesale basket products

I used to sell aromatherapy and related products. Many of these related products included bath gels, soaps, lotions and aromatherapy candles and incense. These made perfect gift baskets for my wholesale basket project. I sold many such baskets to friends, families and people visiting my website. The wholesale basket project was very popular especially around holidays. Uniquely decorating and wrapping the baskets with pretty bows and ribbons added to the creative flair of the whole package.

How much should you charge for your wholesale basket and related products?

Most gift baskets range in price, depending on the products inside the wholesale basket. A good way to determine the price to is check your competition. Visit some websites to see how much they’re charging for their wholesale basket. Also, check in the stores around your city to see how much baskets are worth. Compare the prices you’re paying and determine how much of a profit you want to make. As you purchase your baskets wholesale, you’ll be able to pass on your savings to potential customers.

Realistically speaking, gift baskets can range anywhere from $10 to $30 for the more moderately priced wholesale basket, to $30 to $100 for specialty baskets that include a wide assortment of goodies. The higher-end baskets may not be something you’ll want to invest in until you’ve made a pretty little profit on your first few wholesale basket gift sets. Once you’re established, the sky will be the limit…let your creativity flow and your home wholesale basket business will boom!

 

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Finance and Inventory Selection Mistakes to avoid when selling on eBay

We built our online business up to annual sales of over $1 million. We'd like to share some of our experiences-both the good and the bad.

When developing your eBay business plan, ask yourself: What is your current financial situation? How much money do you have to invest and how quickly do you need a return on your money? This will help you determine what types of items you will sell, and at what point you will want to stop investing profits back into your business and instead draw them out as a salary.

Don't worry if you feel you have nothing to start with. There are always techniques to bootstrap your way to a successful eBay business. More upfront investment can get you started quickly, but you have to avoid making mistakes just because you have the money to do so. Be careful about borrowing the money to start your business.

When we started, our best items were carefully selected cash purchases, and our worst were large “liquidation lots” purchased on impulse and on credit. You are best off if you don't quit your day job and don't plan to draw any money out immediately. This will take the pressure off and give you time to hone your strategy.

When we started out, we had been buying closeout items such as lego here and there and selling them for nice profit margins on eBay. We slowly built inventory, but we paid for it out of profits, so it didn't affect our family finances. But our business was also growing very slowly, so we started looking for other opportunities.

Unfortunately, we got the “brilliant” idea to purchase a semi-trailer full of returns from Wal-Mart, (from a broker we found on the Internet) which we figured would lauch us into the big leagues of consumer product selling. We paid for it with our credit card. If we had had to pay cash, we wouldn't have been able to make this purchase, which would have been a good thing.

Because we hadn't done adequate research, partly because a complete manifest of the products was not available, we giantly underestimated the time and trouble and cost involved in listing these items.

We had multiples of several items, but since they were returns, each had to be checked individually for defects. Some of the items required cleaning or repairing, and several were completely worthless, which raised our per-item investment. Auction descriptions and pictures could not be duplicated and had to be tailored to each item. Items did not immediately sell, and had to be relisted, adding to our time and expense.

A few buyers either didn't read our description of defects carefully, or claimed we hadn't disclosed them. We had to accept returns. We rented some warehouse space for storage, and the rent plus payments on the credit card bill got ahead of the revenue we were generating from the eBay auctions.

We had broken almost every rule we have listed for you above. We didn't have a clear direction, hadn't considered the time that would be involved, and invested a big chunk of borrowed money with no thought to how long it would take to get a return on our investment. Our family time was chaos. The “truckload of junk” as we referred to it as, ended up being marginally profitable, but we had almost nothing to show for it.

In conclusion, don't invest borrowed money into your eBay business. If your inventory is paid for, you'll force yourself to put more thought into inventory selection, and avoid rushing into mistakes that could really cost you.

 

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Recently consumer electronics giant Circuit City announced it was not going to be able to stay open and that they had hired extra help to liquidate their inventory. Many other retailers are going to be doing this in 2009, as the economy is continuing its freefall and consumers are just not spending like they once did. But with a liquidation sale comes a great opportunity to save big bucks on something you've wanted for a while right? Not exactly. There are several reasons why you may not want to get caught up in the “sales fever” of a liquidation sale. But two in particular stick out and tell you to just plain skip it.

First and foremost a liquidation sale is usually nothing more than a ploy to get consumers through the doors. When a company is being “liquidated” the liquidation sale can last for several months. Knowing this the retailer that is advertising their liquidation sale will more than likely jack up prices before the sale starts and then give some mundane discount like ten to fifteen percent. Problem is the item gets jacked so high that even with the discount you are paying more than you would have before the sale started. According to many online rants at a discussion board on yahoo.com this was the case with Circuit City. Retailers count on the stores being packed and buyer getting caught up in the moment with sales fever and not knowing any better. It won't be until the last weeks of operation that you will see the 85% off sales you think are going to go the entire time. And by the time the big discounts come, the retailer is left with things nobody wanted in the first place (source: news.yahoo.com).

Second, once you buy something in a liquidation sale you are stuck with it. If you buy a big ticket item, like a plasma television for example, and something goes wrong with it good luck getting help from a store that no longer exists. Now you can more than likely deal with the manufacturer, but that can be tedious and there is no local place you can take the item to. You will also be stuck with whatever warranty the manufacturer gives so make sure to read the warranty information before you buy the item. Because the store is going out of business they will more than likely not offer an extended or store warranty (source: news.yahoo.com). Even if they do how are you going to use it if they aren't there?

If you insist on catching the sales fever and buying your big ticket item at a liquidation sale make sure you purchase it with a credit card (if you can as some stores will not allow credit card purchases towards the end) so that you have some extra layer of protection. You can also protect yourself by avoiding the mind games that retailers play by simply doing your homework. If you know what you want to get, go online and check out the competition. That way you know going in if the liquidation sale price is a bargain. Remember, the retailers are counting on you to get the “sales fever” and not be prepared so beat them at their own game. It's your money so make sure you spend it wisely.

 

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I remember when Best Products closed its doors. That big building with a corner seemingly ripped out had fascinated me and back then I didn't even know why it went out of business. I was there when Montgomery Ward and even CompUSA, one of my favorite electronics stores of that time, went under. It's strange to see a store that you knew so well, that graced the TV in commercials between segments of your favorite shows, dying, becoming little more than a garage sale, before practically fading from the customers' memories.

Now Circuit City has gone. I grew up buying things from that place, mostly CDs. Most of my collection is from Circuit City, in fact. I had even gotten a stereo set and CD/radio/cassette player as a birthday present from that place, and today it is in a state much like the store it was bought from. Walking into the store on the day before its last day of operation, I saw it in a shambles, with tables full of junk in disarray. Most of the merchandise was out-of-box and possibly old equipment, and many aisles were taped off and empty. It was like walking through a ghost town.

Even a few months ago I could walk in the store and look at the Wacom bamboo fun tablets and all the other tempting gadgets and software. When I walked in on the seventh, into this empty shell of a store, almost everything was gone, and even the laptops were almost gutted. They were missing the battery and power adapter, and from what I heard the customers say, possibly more. Even the old computers that they had used in their electronics department were all for sale, for a little over $100 - tempting but money was tight so I passed.

It's amazing how a store I had known so well and grew up with was reduced to this. It was depressing, but a reminder of the precariousness of the business world.

There are quite a few tales to be told about this dead former giant, including customers buying television sets and other equipment that had been broken, and were unable to return it according to this article from The Boston Channel. The liquidation prices were also nothing to brag about as seen in a Mercury News article. Circuit City has also had a bad track record with warranties, as this page shows. There have been people, like my family and myself, who have never had any bad experiences with that company, but cases of bad service do exist, including run-around and carelessness as seen in a complaint posted to The Squeaky Wheel. These unfortunately are not isolated incidents.

My father has always told me that whenever you run a business you have to think of the customers first and give them service, because that is what they pay for. If you work for a company it is most imperative that you show the customer courtesy and respect, because otherwise you will never see that customer again. Losing one might not seem like a big deal, but consider how much it would cost the company if all of the employees were lazy or rude to the customers. Now, years later, I take what he has told me to heart at my workplace and always try to show the customer the best service possible. The customers are the lifeblood of the company, especially during a recession like this.

Competition has also dealt a blow to Circuit City as there are other stores, namely Fry's, Walmart, and Bestbuy, that sell computers and other equipment for far less. I know because early last year I was shopping for a good laptop and eventually found a Toshiba Satellite at Bestbuy for only $488 - batteries and AC adapter included. The computers I saw at that Circuit City were 'missing' the battery and cord, both which were not cheap, and even without those parts they cost around $500 - for display models. To me, this shows how little the company cared about its customers.

Circuit City's demise should serve as a warning to the other electronics retails to always put the customer first. With the combined spotty service records and the economy, it really is no wonder that it went from a shiny, lively store to the near-empty shell I walked out of on friday. It is a sad ending to a once-great company. In a way, I will miss it.

TheBostonChannel.com, “Customers Burned in Circuit City Closeout Sale.” The Boston Channel.
Jessica Bernstein-Wax, “Customers frustrated with Circuit City liquidation sale prices.” Mercury News.
Gary M. Wilson, “Circuit City/Firedog Poor Service.” The Squeaky Wheel.

 

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A Registration. From the automatic cancellation of the registration of Universal Research LLC in the State of Virginia on 31 December 2007, to its clandestine and surreptitious resurrection under the name of Universal Research Inc.; the web is incessantly spun and woven into an intricate tapestry of lies through its propaganda machinery.

The Registrar for Companies for England and Wales approved the incorporation of Universal Research Inc. Ltd. on 17 December 2007 as a private limited company under Company No. 6455332. The company papers were filed electronically by an agent, @UKPLC Client Director Ltd. (similar to EASTBIZ.COM Inc. electronic filing) located at 5 Jupiter House Calleva Park Aldermaston Reading Berkshire UK RG7 8NN as appearing on the registration papers submitted before the Companies House. (The hard copy is in my possession. See more evidence posted at the blog).

Initially, Universal Research Inc. Ltd. had its registered address at 19 Cardinal Avenue Borehamwood Herts, UK WD6 1EN and its company secretary, Phyllis Miller (of the same address). The Memorandum of Association of Universal Research Inc. Ltd. states that it is “to carry on the business of a general commercial company” (#3a, page 3 of the Certificate of Incorporation) with Yuriy Mizyuk, a Ukrainian national as Director 1 (no other directors/sole director) with residential address at Limassol Star Block F2 No. 11 1 Megalou Alexandrou Pyrgos Lemesou Cyprus 4534 (page 2 of the Certificate of Incorporation). There is only one subscriber, Mr. Yuriy Mizyuk, having subscribed 100 shares (page 5 of the Certificate of Incorporation). “The share capital of the Company is £100 divided into 100 Ordinary £1 Shares of £1 each” (#3, page 6 of the Certificate of Incorporation). Thus, if he subscribed to 100 shares at £1 per share then his subscription is equivalent to $144.29 (foreign exchange rate as of 21 March 2009).

According to the Web Check Service of the Companies House, the company details are as follows, to wit: “Status: Active; Date of Incorporation: 17/12/2007; Country of Origin: United Kingdom; Company Type: Private Limited Company; Nature of Business (SIC(03)): None Supplied; Accounting Reference Date: 31/12; Last Accounts Made Up To: (NO ACCOUNTS FILED); Next Accounts Due: 17/10/2009; Last Return Made Up To:___; Next Return Due: 14/01/2009 OVERDUE; Previous Names: No previous name information has been recorded over the last 20 years.; Branch details: There are no branches associated with this company; Overseas Company Info: There are no overseas details associated with this company” (UK Companies House).The aforecited data was amended/updated about a week ago, as follows: Last Accounts Made up to 17/12/2008 with a note that said document/information is not yet available for inspection (as of 13 April 2009) with a List of Members submitted 17/12/08. Moreover, additional information was provided for the nature of business “9305 - Other service activities”1

When the Annual Return was made available, I inspected the electronic copy thereof and discovered that this was only filed on 10 April 2009. No new information was stated therein. It reiterated the 100 shares held by Yuriy Mizyuk (Ukrainian) for GBP100 as director. A Current Appointments Report was created on 17 April 2009 and which shows the appointment of Jacqueline Houguez-Simmons as Secretary including her birthdate, her nationality and the number of appointments she currently has. Mizyuk is mentioned as a director and indicating thereon his birthdate. I have hard copies of these reports in my possession.

The Filing History of the company based on the Companies House website shows the following, to wit: that after its submission of Memorandum of Association, Declaration of Compliance, Statement of Directors & Registered Office and its incorporation on 17 December 2007, Phyllis Miller resigned as secretary on 19 March 2008; on 20 March 2008 a change of office from 19 Cardinal Avenue Borehamwood to Ivy House 35 High Street Bushey Herts WD23 1BD UK; on 10 November 2008 the appointment of Secretary Jacqueline Houguez-Simmons and finally on 27 February 2009 the change of office to 71 On the Hill Watford Herts WD19 5DS, UK.

B. Registered Address. Companies Act 2006 (UK) requires that “a company must have a registered address at all times where communications may be received (Section 86, Part 6, ch 46 Companies Act 2006). It is in this registered office that the company must keep its register, index and other documents making it available for inspection” (Sub section 3a of Section 86, Part 6, ch 46 Companies Act 2006). Any change in registered address must be reported to the Registrar and the “company may only act on the change not more than 14 days from the date of such notice” (Sub section 3b of Section 86, Part 6, ch 46 Companies Act 2006).What then is a registered office address? It is an effective address where official communications are to be sent by officials from the Companies House and the Inland Revenue.“The registered office address can not be a PO Box, it must be an address where legal papers can be served. The company's name should also be displayed outside of the premises.” Thus, clearly a virtual office may be allowed if the same is not the registered office address and provided that there is an approved registered ACTUAL office.

Now let us find out if the websites which are allegedly 'under' Universal Research Inc. Limited are compliant with these legal requirements. For instance BestEssays.co.uk where the domain registrant is Yuriy Mizyuk of 11654 Plaza America Dr Reston VA 20190 US having registered it on 5 February 2008 (verified from whois.com domain dossier) or more than a month from the time Virginia State of Corporation Commission canceled the registration of Universal Research LLC. Mizyuk finds it useful to keep on using the LLC is registering domains notwithstanding the fact tha the LLC registration had long been cancelled. The website claims that the “company was founded in 1998″ as shown on its 'About us' page but registration of the domain was only in 2008. THIS is something that is usual with the Mizyuk web. For instance, Uniwork, Inc./writers dot ph claims that they have been a reputable research company for TEN years when in fact, the company registration papers show that the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission approved its incorporation only in August 2007. There may be language barrier but for math? I think, ten is always 10 or one is always 1 in any language! The only entity name appearing on the website is–'BestEssays.Co.UK' which is NOT registered at all before the UK Registrar or the Companies House (or in Virginia, U.S.).

The website shows on its 'Contacts Page' a postal address at Unit 2, 15-17 Caledonian Road, P.O. Box 168 London N1 9DX, UK. This address is actually IPB Interpostbox in London. Numerous inquiries were made in January 2009 about P.O.Box 168 from Kings Cross Interpostbox and consistent replies were received to the effect that Box 168 is still unoccupied and there is no listing for Yuriy Mizyuk Universal Research Inc. Ltd, Universal Research LLC or BestEssays.co.uk (See FIGURE 1).

Be that as it may, BestEssays.co.uk is NOT a registered company and it is NOT operating and conducting its business at the given address. The post box is not even leased to them—it is unoccupied (as of end January 2009) but the website has been up on the World Wide Web for quite sometime already. What a lie Yuriy!

Simply stated, BestEssays.co.uk is not authorized to do business in UK. It is an unregistered entity which definitely is not paying taxes and since it claims having been founded in 1998, I am calling on Inland Revenue. The unregistered entity must be made to pay taxes cumulatively with fines and penalties since 1998, after all this is what they have been claiming.

Another website is Killer-content.com. Based on its 'Contacts' page, it is under Universal Research Inc. Ltd with the UK address as registered with the Companies House 19 Cardinal Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire, UK WD6 1EN) and a US address 4114 Hamlin Avenue, Chantilly Va20151 USA. FIGURE 2 shows a web screen shot of the 'contacts' page of Killer-content.com taken in November 2008 indicating that it is under Universal Research Inc. Ltd. (UK). Verification from the internet archives or way back machine an image of the website on 19 December 2007 (before the fateful cancellation of registration) or FIGURE 3. As you can clearly see, the corporate address is specified as “Universal Research LLC 11654 Plaza America Dr Reston Va 20191.” Bingo! Mizyuk and his cohorts amended the website killer-content.com under Universal Research LLC after cancellation of registration by the State of Virginia. This is proof that there was no conversion, no liquidation and no winding up of the LLC—there was merely a modification of the 'contacts' page of the website. Sometimes a spider can be caught by the very own web he had spun.

Universal Research LLC is also Universal Research Inc Ltd., a company whose incorporation was sought by Yuriy Mizyuk and with him as the sole director for a little over $140.

There are several documented proofs. Allow me to slip in just one more: An EMarketing listing was launched sometime on 26 January 2008 based on its creation as stated in its domain dossier. It advertised and listed killer-content as under “Universal Research LLC, Headquarters: 19 Cardinal Avenue WD6 1EN Borehamwood Hertfordshire, Outside the US, UK; Phone: 44 207-183-0318; killer-content.com.”This was definitely advertised (after emarketing firms.com was created on 26 January 2008 per domain dossier) after the cancelation of the registration of Universal Research LLC (31 December 2007) and after the time when Universal Research Inc. Ltd. had its incorporation approved by the Companies House on 17 December 2007, YET why is it that it caused the advertisement to reflect killer-content.com as under Universal Research LLC but with the UK address, when in fact Universal Research LLC was never registered or incorporated in UK. Universal Research LLC had a Plaza America address registered in Virginia, U.S. and at the time of such advertisement, the registration of the LLC had already been canceled. Why not use Universal Research Inc. Ltd with the registered UK address as approved by the Companies House? This is proof to my previous discussion in my third article that Yuriy Mizyuk and his cohorts continued using Universal Research LLC on all of its websites after sometime notwithstanding its (LLC's) cancellation by the State of Virginia. It further proves that websites like killer-content.com continued to conduct its operations on a 'business as usual' despite the fact that it should have been one of those assets liquidated during winding up. This is also proof of how interchangeable names of companies, websites, IP addresses, telephone numbers, registered office addresses are made because Mizyuk and his cohorts are not physically present–are not actually conducting their business operations in the registered offices in US or in the UK. They are merely operating on the World Wide Web (online) and the registrations of companies and specified addresses would go only as far as the 'face-value' of the websites' Contacts Page. Why was killer-content.com (and the other websites) not liquidated as asset/s during the supposed winding up after the cancelation of registration of Universal Research LLC? Answer: There was no winding up and liquidation made. Killer-content and all the other websites were/are NEVER mentioned in the previous LLC documents and in the present corporations documents (Universal Research Inc in the US; Universal Research Inc. Ltd in UK and Uniwork, Inc. in the Philippines). When the respective corporations were incorporated in the different countries; there was no mention that they are overseas branches. The ONLY link of the websites with the corporations is the respective Contacts Pages. These Contacts Pages can easily be MODIFIED as was done previously after the LLC's cancelation in December 2007 without leaving behind any immediate visible evidence of the modification. Internet archives or way back machine can be blocked by placing a robots.txt file. This does not mean that there can be no digital forensic evidence that can be retrieved and secured to prove the modifications.1

Clearly, the corporate registrations were mere expedients and only sought for 'optical illusion' or for 'show' in order to attract the American 'market' (in the case of US registration) in patronizing the services and anent registration before the Companies House, to attract the UK 'market. Registration gives it a semblance of legality and regulation. Most importantly, it was purposely set up in this manner for ease, convenience and facility to protect the websites from the reach of creditors or persons to whom Mizyuk and his cohorts may be liable whilst giving all of them the semblance of being operated and managed under registered company/companies in the US and the UK to attract the market. The entire set-up makes it convenient in the case of simulated transfer to abscond from the creditors and especially in cases of avoidance and evasion from criminal liabilities. Mizyuk establishes 'links' between corporations to the numerous websites for commercial purposes to attract market but can conveniently destroy said 'links' to erase and delete the tracks leading to him in case of liability. You see, it is easier to establish and conduct operations of a legitimate business than set it all up in the manner Mizyuk did it. It makes one wonder why someone go through great lengths to spin an intricate web if from the inception, he only intends to honestly profit from his business.

It was quite a clever plan because if one checks one of the websites, for instance SuperiorPapers.com contacts page—the address for the company, Universal Research Inc. specifies a different address–(mailbox) address of12020 Sunrise Valley Drive Suite 100 Reston, Virginia 20191. It did not specify the registered address (4114 Hamlin Avenue, Chantilly Va) as appearing on the database of the State of Virginia Corporation Commission. Who would find out? Well, I did! Now, the question is: Is (Va-US) Universal Research Inc the same as (UK) Universal Research Inc. Ltd.? YES, it is. PROOF: There are several proofs in fact. Besides being run and operated by Yuriy Mizyuk and his cohorts, verification of the domain dossiers of websites would reveal commonalities all leading to Yuriy Mizyuk; the UK phone number specified on the websites, i.e. SuperiorPapers, BestEssays,com, Bestessays.co.uk, RushEssay, BestTermPapers, ResumesPlanet, etc. under Universal Research Inc. 2 ++44 207-183-0318 is the very SAME phone number for Universal Research Inc. Ltd.'s Killer-content.com. So why are almost all of the websites under (Va-US) Universal Research Inc. bearing the same UK phone number of (UK) Universal Research Inc. Ltd.? Moreover, one of the websites—WiseTranslations' US phone number is the very same phone number for US of Killer-content.com–703-621-7264. Based on the Contacts page of WiseTranslations, its corporate address is located at 1800 N. Kent Street #B1 Arlington, Virginia 22209 (which is an Engineering Office of Plaza East Building) while Killer-content's US office is at 4114 Hamlin Avenue, Chantilly Va20151—different zip codes therefore different localities. Why the same phone number? Moreover, the website of Wise Translations indicated a corporate address without indicating which corporation it belongs to. Wise Translations itself is not a registered or incorporated LLC or corporation per the database of the Virginia State of Corporation Commission.

In this day and age, technology has advanced and thus, telephones need not be fixed terminally at one place. I agree but instead of Global Crossing Telemanagement Inc. which they used before, now they are using Asterisk or similar voice-over-IP (VoIP) software. They used Global Crossing Telemanagement, Inc. before when the Support staff were based in Ukraine but since the latter part of 2007 and onwards, the Support staff and customer relations representatives are located in Makati, Philippines since then they already used VoIP software. An advertisement for hiring for the position of Systems Administrator by Uniwork, Inc. for 20 March 2009 requires inter alia, ” Knowledge in Asterisk or any similar VOIP software, preferably open-source.” Asterisk is a phone system in software. The UK phones specified on all the websites are also on VoIP but not manned in the Philippines (only the US phones are answered in the Philippines). The UK phone numbers are manned in Ukraine. Those who called the websites (U.S. phone numbers) before mid 2007 may have experienced and heard a thick accent from the one answering the calls. Before incorporating in the Philippines, the Ukrainian Support staffs adopted American names when answering the phone calls and replying to emails. The names they used are Helen Mann, Margie Lee, Anna Grahm, Jason, Nick Myers, Daniel Fireade, Bethany Halfacre, Helen Hudson, Maggie, etc. Of course, they have their true and actual Ukraininan names which I have enumerated in a list.

Universal Research LLC, Universal Research Inc. and Universal Research Inc. Ltd are but ONE and the SAME monkey. The websites under the companies will be used interchangeably together with fictitious addresses, phone numbers and domain IPs.

Of course, Universal Research Incorporated is registered in the name of the agent/director Oleg Vorobev but all the websites/domains are registered under Yuriy Mizyuk/Universal Research LLC and are being operated by the latter. In fact, the production facility in the Philippines under Uniwork, Inc. was incorporated with a 99.99% Ukrainian capitalization from Yuriy Mizyuk. As I have mentioned in my third article, Yuriy Yur'yevich Mizyuk avoided placing his name on any U.S. public/official and government document since 2004. Why? Well, let me take you one orb of the web at a time.

The registered address of Universal Research Inc. Ltd was changed twice already since its incorporation before the Companies House. Initially it was at 19 Cardinal Avenue Borehamwood Herts or Hertfordshire WD6 1EN UK. Phyllis Miller was appointed as secretary of the company. Ms. Miller sells animal hide/leather and jackets made out of them as advertised at ebay dot co dot uk. (See web screenshot at the blog) FIGURE 4 shows a 'google' listing with her name and address listed. Miller is connected with Millano Ltd. She resigned as secretary for Universal Research Inc. Ltd. after three months from incorporation.

What astonished me is that the address seems to have an alarming history and incidence for credit card fraud. See FIGURE 5 Google Search listing posted at the blog. It also had been previously the subject of complaints at yahoo. This information may be relevant in the subsequent discussions.

I requested for assistance of the UK authorities to locate the contact number of Universal Research Inc. Ltd or Yuriy Mizyuk thereat but after a day or two, they were empty handed because there seems to be no such business at that place. The company changed address twice from Borehamwood to Ivy House 35 High Street Bushey Herts WD23 1BD UK then just recently this February to 71 On the Hill Watford Herts WD19 5DS, UK. The address at 19 Cardinal Avenue Borehamwood Hertfordshire UK WD6 1EN is a single detached house as can be seen from the Planning Applications made by Mr. and Mrs. Miller (Page 5 of the link). Phyllis Miller is representative of Millano Ltd. Based on registration by Companies House the registered office of Millano Ltd. is 7 Granard Business Centre Bunns Lane Mill Hill, London NW7 2DQ. Therefore there is an actual registered office. There are about three companies with this address at Borehamwood, and quite surprising, is the fact that the secretaries are either Phyllis Miller or Paul Miller, who after a few months would resign as secretaries and the respective companies would then transfer to Ivy House 35 High Street Bushey Herts. The address at Ivy House 35 High Street Bushey Herts WD23 1BD UK may be a virtual office where a few companies specify as their office but these companies3 have their respective (actual) registered offices approved by Companies House.4

And for the last address, 71 On the Hill Watford Herts WD19 5DS, UK-there are actually two companies with the same registered office address, i.e. QX Entertainment Ltd. (registered 28 February 2008); Credit First Financial Solutions Ltd. (registered 6 November 2008).

Calling on UK authorities. “The face of fraud changes as technology advances” (UK Home Office website). The Association of Chief Police Officers have caused a report to be made in 2007 relative to an estimated cost of fraud and it revealed that at least £13.9bn a year is lost just on fraud alone. “Plastic card fraud alone cost £535m in 2007, an increase of more than £100m over 2006″ ” (UK Home Office website).

As for Jacqueline Houguez-Simmons, she was a director of Sunflower Personal Loans Ltd which is presently undergoing liquidation. In UK, there are individuals who make themselves available for appointment as secretaries or in some instances; there are individuals who are appointed as such WITHOUT themselves KNOWING that they were appointed. I have in my possession the Appointment of Simmons but there are no personal details of birth date, etc. and the same is not signed.

Your acts Yuriy Yur'yevich Mizyuk have been so predictable!

Finally, the address at 19 Cardinal Avenue Borehamwood Herts (or Hertfordshire), UK WD6 1EN in 2007 had been changed since 20 March 2008, why would Mizyuk and his cohorts continue using it when Mizyuk caused the notice of change of address twice to be filed in the Companies House? Why such loyal and blind preference to hold on to said address –when after all, it does have quite a notorious and gloomy history?

Well Yuriy, some things just go together!

Companies Act 2006 heavily punishes falsification (Section 1138, Part 37 Companies Act 2006). Fraud on the other hand is a serious matter that is dealt with by the UK police.

C. Trading Disclosures. Yuriy Mizyuk's websites are in alleged violation of the provisions of The Companies (Registrar, Languages and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2006 and The Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulation 2008. In conformity with the provisions of these regulations, the company must display its company name at the registered office or any other place where it conducts its business including its websites. It shall also specify the place of registration of the service provider, details of the register including the registration number, It shall also specify the company that clients are dealing with. All such information should be indicated in the email footer.

The website of BestEssays.co.uk allegedly failed to comply with these requirements while killer-content dotcom failed to truthfully specify its geographical location. The website 2-Pay-Secure.com albeit specifies the same UK address; it failed to indicate the company to which it belongs. All of these websites fail to reflect the Company registration.

And what about all the other websites, i.e. SuperiorPapers, RushEssay, BestTermPaper, BestEssays, and so on with the litany of alleged fraudulent websites, they all specify a UK address BUT the company indicated thereon is Universal Research Inc.—a company NOT registered under UK Companies Act 2006. With UK office phone number in every website—this only means that Mizyuk and his cohorts are doing business in UK without the requisite registration or is it misrepresentation. Fraud is heavily punished in UK with a maximum of 10 years incarceration both for the main deception and the crime of conspiracy to defraud.

Cyprus is a beautiful country. Why was Cyprus dragged into this. The residential address supplied by Yuriy Mizyuk, Limassol Star Block F2 No. 11 1 Megalou Alexandrou Pyrgos Lemesou Cyprus 4534 is alleged to be fictitious. I am a little rusty in my Greek but the owner of the apartment at Limassol Star Block F2 Apt 4 told me that there is no Yuriy Mizyuk renting in any of her units—there never was! The Limassol Star Block 2 is in the Limassol District and not in 1 Megalou Alexandrou. In fact Megalou Alexandrou have codes ranging from 3041, 4006, and 4180. See link (entries #2719-2721). Pyrgos Lemessou as a municipality (see link) has a code of 4529 or entry 608 and not 4534 as was stated in the incorporation papers (See link—Municipalities_communities) The code 4534 is for Pyrgos Touristiki Periochi District Lemesos (Province/State) (See link—Municipalities_communities, entry #610). So why pick Cyprus as an alleged fictitious residential address for himself? Well, if you recall I mentioned in my second article of one of the websites operated by Mizyuk and his cohorts before—the defunct TopMerchants.net . This website provided“credit card processing, software equipment and merchant accounts.”Sometime in 2006, it branched out to offshore investment in Cyprus. (See FIGURES 6 and 7 posted at the blog).

TopMerchants is now up on the World Wide Web since late March or early April this year. Originally it was registered under 2-Pay-Secure LLC, as registrant from 27 June 2005 to 15 December 2009 (domain dossier). It was out of the world wide web for awhile and now has resurrected after being reassigned to Uniwork, Inc. on 25 March 2009 with net range of: 66.165.113.224 - 66.165.113.255. This will be discussed at length in the next article. It should be added that a number of full email headers forwarded to me by writers of EssayWriters dot net when traced in an email tracer led to IP addresses falling within the net range cited above. The other email headers showed error when placed on an email tracer software. This will be discussed at length in the next article.

Let me reiterate, with the manner by which this entire business (sic) is being run, I can only logically conclude like the rest of you, that registration and incorporation whether in UK or in the US, was merely resorted to superficially to create an illusion. The US customers would be made to believe that the business is solid, legitimate, compliant, and subject to governmental regulation and in the same manner, the UK and Australian customers. Thus, a mirage of reliability. With that kind of illusion, the writers from the other countries would have some degree of assurance that if they work for these websites, they will be paid for their services.

Like an orb spinning spider, the web is enlarged and intricately but viciously woven so that it can ensnare its preys. He is a predator and lies, deception and fraud are his predatory tactics.

Philippines.

A. Registration. The Philippines' medium of instruction from elementary to the university level is English. The exchange rate in 2007 was PhP48.15 to 1$ http://www.exchange-rates.org/currentRates/P/USD and the Filipino trait of perseverance, resilience and patience in the face of adversities were among the few things exploited by these unscrupulous people. Mizyuk and his cohorts established a company through the assistance of a law office in the Philippines. Thus on 23 August 2007, Uniwork, Inc. was incorporated by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission as a foreign company “engaged in Information and Communications Technology such as but not limited to Business Process Outsourcing, website content, and web development.” FIGURE 8 is a web screen shot of a scanned copy of its Certificate of Incorporation. (See blog for the rest of the incorporation papers of Uniwork, Inc.).

The incorporators are: Yuriy Mizyuk (UKR), Kevin Dean Dockery (US), Albert Kim Ludwig N. Sumaculub (Fil.), Rodolf Armand B. Initorio (Fil.) and Ricky F. Manolong (Fil.). Mizyuk's subscribed capital is PhP249,960 out of which 62,460 was paid up (approximately $1329 at 47PhP to 1 $). The four others only paid up about PhP10,000 each (or approximately $212. 77). The Corporation Code of the Philippines or B.P. No. 68 requires that majority of the incorporators should be residents of the Philippines and perhaps this was the reason why it was necessary to have three Filipino incorporators out of the 5 incorporators (Section 10, Title II of the Corporation Code of the Philippines).5

B. Registered Office. Based on the incorporation approved by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, the registered office is at 24/F Pacific Star Building, Makati, Philippines. Uniwork, Inc. is not located thereat. FIGURES 9, 10 and 11 are posted at the blog show the Pacific Star Building and its wall directory. No sign of Uniwork, Inc. in the building. A certification to this effect is issued for evidentiary purposes. The Philippine SEC requires that notice be given in case of change in the office address. Mizyuk did it with the Companies House for the UK registered company, Universal Research Ltd. Inc. why could he not do it with the foreign corporation he incorporated in the Philippines.Presently, there are three (3) offices of Uniwork, Inc. (www dot writers.ph). For the first office address, let me use one of the public and official documents in my possession—the domain dossier of bestessaytips dot com. This domain was registered in the name of Yuriy Mizyuk of 11654 Plaza America Reston, while the network whois record is: Uniwork, Inc with address 17F Unit C Makati, Metro Manila with a net range of: 74.127.42.0 - 74.127.42.31 . Let me now supply the lacking information: 17F Unit C Burgundy Corporate Tower at Senator Gil Puyat, Makati, Metro Manila.

There is also another office unit on the 16th floor of the same building housing the marketing employees. These employees write PR articles, some are SEOs and those others who watch the rank and traffic for all the websites. The office unit in 17F C houses the customer service agents, the writers' support staff and the management officers, i.e. HR, the Country Director, a few Ukrainian women staffs, and at times, Yuriy Mizyuk. The third office is located in 2/F Executive Building, Senator Gil Puyat, Makati, Metro Manila. This third office houses the office-based writers that comprise part of the local pool of writers for orders which are posted at the website writers.ph. Some local writers are also web-based. The international (web) pool of writers are those from India, Pakistan, the Philippines, etc. who take orders posted at EssayWriters dot net. All orders from SuperiorPapers, BestEssays, BestEssay dot co dot uk,, RushEssay, WiseTranslations, and other order/commercial websites are posted at EssayWriters dot net for any of the writers' taking. Full disclosure requirement of existing Philippine laws mandates “all corporations applying for registration before the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission to indicate the specific address of their principal office in their articles of incorporation” (SEC Circular No. 3, Series of 2006). In case you have not noticed there seems to be no accounting office for payroll and other accounting matters. The salaries of the 'regular' employees are paid through the ATMs, while the writers are paid through the usual mode of wire transfer, etc. So the next question that comes to mind is where does the money come from if there is no accounting office in the Philippines. Where else? But certainly not in the UK, US or in Cyprus. I will take you one orb at a time.

C. Writers. The unpaid Filipino writers were left with the blogs and message forums to vent their grievances and heartaches. I wonder at times, how the few Filipino managers and staff can take in stride the exploitation of their countrymen. How it can be easily shrugged off as 'higher management prerogative.' Filipino history is replete of chronicles of pain, of corruption, of abuse and struggles but that notwithstanding, the Filipino spirit continues to illuminate and bedazzle–finding elixir for their economic woes from a deeply ingrained faith in God; thus, poignantly and sublimely rising above the painful strife of survival.

The Filipino employees (supervisory and up in rank) are made to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) upon employment. “A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a legal contract between at least two parties to protect trade secrets ,intellectual property, or confidential information shared by one of these parties with the other.”(WiseGeek website).

Generally call center businesses are allowed certain latitude of secrecy by not revealing their location because these businesses are mainly the support of some US or foreign companies located outside the Philippines. However, I entertain some doubts if the same latitude of confidentiality is applicable to custom essay writing businesses where production facilities or nationalities of its writers (non-support staff positions) is the very information that is sought to be held confidential. And in the same breath, lied about by these websites through its countless PR materials and propaganda machinery tactics.

Any website that falsely advertises and misrepresents the nature, characteristics, qualities or geographical origin of the its goods and services is in violation of the Lanham Act. Thus, applying that principle here, allow me to cite one from the numerous instances as to what would this amount to:“Our writers are MA or PhD holders and native English speakers. They are from America, the UK, and Canada” from the Press Release of one of the websites. What then will transpire when it is proven that the production facility is in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines and that the writers are not from America, the UK, and Canada and not native English speakers? Moreover, the binding effect of the NDAs can no longer be invoked because otherwise, the efficacy of the confidentiality agreement would conceal the truth of a fact—a fact which is material and relevant to the issue of false advertisement and/or unfair competition. Albeit proceeding from a legal principle of the obligatory effect of contracts whereby a contract is deemed as binding between the parties thereto; the stipulations of said agreement cannot be held more superior than the provisions of the law.In the U.S., unfair competition is civil in nature where monetary damages are imposed (§ 1125, Title 15, Chapter 22, Subchapter III of the U.S. Code; Restatement of Torts) while in the Philippines, unfair competition is both criminal and civil—as a crime, it is punishable under the Revised Penal Code with imprisonment among others (Article 189, Revised Penal Code of the Philippines). This article on unfair competition is under Chapter 3 on Frauds—because it is committed with the intention of misrepresenting, defrauding and deceiving another.

Something which is all too familiar.

Finally, there is also conspiracy in unfair competition in the Philippines. In the case of Lim, Miave and Chan v. Sec. of DOJ and RTC, Br. 130 docketed as CA-G.R. SP No. 64716, the Court affirmed the DOJ Resolution “Indeed the positions and participation of respondentsx x x indicate their involvement and complicity x x x. The said respondents are responsible officers who held and occupied positions in the company tending to show their knowledge, acquiescence and participation in the said illegal activity”(Lim, et al. vs. Hon. Perez, et al., CA-G.R. SP No. 64716).

The Philippine Foreign Investments Act of 1991 liberalised the entry of foreign investments in the Philippines. The entire business is information technology ( IT) then it falls within a category where special legal concessions are given, for instance, taxes and investor's visa. Yuriy Mizyuk was granted a Special Investor's Resident Visa (SIRV) in 2008 subject to the conditions.

Updates

The domain registrations of the different websites per domain dossiers have been reassigned per 'Net WhoIs' record to Uniwork, Inc.

BestEssays and SuperiorPapers have modified their respective 'contacts' pages to reflect a new address at 1900 Campus Commons Drive Suite 100 Reston, Va from 12020 Sunrise Valley Drive Suite 100 Reston, Virginia 20191.The address, 1900 Campus Commons Drive Suite 100 Reston, Va is another virtual office.

EssayOnTime's domain is registered under Authentic Writers Group-John Lewis of 1930 Harrison Street Hollywood, FL 33020 US. With IP address 74.127.42.11 on 17 September 2005 and was reassigned to Uniwork, Inc. on 19 November 2008 net range: 74.127.42.0 - 74.127.42.31 per domain dossier. Its postal address is at 3400 Peachtree Road, Northeast, Suite 1200 Atlanta Georgia 30326. While its postal address section of the website, it claims to be EssayOntime LLC., at bottom at the copyright area of the website, it states EssayOnTime Incorporated–something very basic even for a law student that an incorporated cannot be LLC.
For more evidence, please go to the blog.

See you all in my next article–the 'clincher' of the previous articles.

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(Disclaimer: The trade names and trademarks of the respective companies are the property of the registered owners. The author does not claim ownership nor intends to profit out of its display. These are posted as evidence of truth corroborative and basis of the material allegations and conclusions stated in the discussion. Further note that there may be deletions, modifications and updates of the evidence aforementioned; however, the evidence mentioned in these articles are preserved digitally and have been previously forwarded to the proper authorities so that any changes made by those having control over these websites and other related evidence as afterthought can be evident).
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My gratitude to the US, UK and Philippine authorities.

1This however, is a cumbersome procedure for a writer who had not been paid relatively smaller amounts and definitely would not be embarked on by a student-customer who had been short changed but who passed the research work as his own in his university.

2only as appearing on the websites because there are no documents filed in any State or Federal department showing that these websites are owned and managed by Universal Research Inc. or Universal Research Inc. Ltd.

3like OpenAEuropeanCompany.com Ltd and ReadymadeCompaniesWorldwide.com For OpenAEuropeanCompany.com Ltd at 8 The Rutts, Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, WD23 1LJ, UK and for ReadymadeCompaniesWorldwide.com at Castlewood Llanvair Discoed Monmouthshire NP16 6LX (all counter verified from the records of UK Companies House).
4 To access Companies House, go to www.companieshouse.gov.uk, search company information using the Web Check Service on the right side; type the name of the company for Alpha index; you will prompted to a list of companies, click on the company number for the company details. Click on 'order information on this company' to access company filing history.

5Sec. 10. Number and qualifications of incorporators. - Any number of natural persons not less than five (5) but not more than fifteen (15), all of legal age and a majority of whom are residents of the Philippines, may form a private corporation for any lawful purpose or purposes. Each of the incorporators of s stock corporation must own or be a subscriber to at least one (1) share of the capital stock of the corporation.

6 At times it is advisable to litigate and not have judgments in default handed down by the courts and cited as legal precedents. I am sure that in your own countries, you have such freedom to cite your winning judicial judgments as precedents.

References.
1. Office of Public Sector Information, UK
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060046_en_8#pt6 Accessed 31 March 2009
2. Small Firms Services, Ltd. http://www.sfsgo.com/registeredoffice.asp Accessed 31 March 2009.Registered Office Address-Registered Office Service.
3. The Companies (Registrar, Languages and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2006 and The Companies (Trading Disclosures) Regulation 2008.
4. UK Companies Act 2006
5. UK Fraud Act 2006
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/en/ukpgaen_20060035_en_1
Accessed 31 March 2009
6. UK Home Office website. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime-victims/reducing-crime/fraud/
Accessed 31 March 2009.
7. Corporation Code of the Philippines, B.P. 68
8. Revised Penal Code of the Philippines
9. U.S. Code
10. US Restatement of Torts
11. SEC Circular No. 3, Series of 2006 Accessed on 30 March 2009
http://www.sec.gov.ph/circulars/cy,2006/sec-memo-3,s2006.pdf
12. Philippine Foreign Investments Act of 1990

 

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