How Opal Mehta Got Through The Semester

Last week when Bostonist posted about a craigslist ad in which someone offered to write papers for money, we were joking when we suggested that Kaavya Viswanathan might be behind it. After all, her M.O. is to steal other people's writing, not do it for them. But there's a new ad on craigslist that seems like it has to be Opal Mehta's doppelganger:

Need help with college essays on Shakespeare and Philosophy

College student that suffered a tragedy needs help to finish off semester. These papers are due by Friday of this week. I am willing to pay a fair amount per page or per hour.

I need 7 short essays on shakespeare 300-500 words each
specific topics ex. "Compare Mercutio and Jacques"

If you are a good writer and can write quickly please reply.

Compensation: $200 negotiable

Suspicious, no? There's the "tragedy," the access to considerable funds ($200 x 7 essays = more scratch than Bostonist had on hand in our college days), and, of course, the lack of compunction about plagiarism. Also, we just love writing posts accompanied by old ads for copiers.