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This exam remark policy and modus operandi fits the definition of ‘racketeering’ in most nations’
jurisdictions. IELTS willfully target a vulnerable demographic and exploit their colossal market
power to enforce a fake, unnecessary service that it repeatedly imposes on its clients to earn
millions of dollars in revenue and profit each calendar year.
My research investigations cause me to conclude that no more than 1% of Enquiry on Results
applications lead to an increase in a test score for one or more language skills. English language
tutor and volunteer IELTS consumer rights advocate Leon Burger has been working with current
IELTS test-takers and former IELTS test-takers for several years. As shown in Figure 60, Burger
reports that he is not aware of a successful outcome from an Enquiry on Results application.
Figure 60
Successful Enquiry on Applications are Exceptionally RareSource: Complain about IELTS (2017)Furthermore, as reported by IELTS instructor ‘Sean’, from Magoosh (2017a), IELTS appeals are
expensive and rarely result in an increase in scores. Figure 61, overleaf, captures this claim.