Monthly Archives: July 2012 »

Throw the book at fake university degree scammers

Throw the book at fake university degree scammers

diplomafraud July 31, 2012 0

HUNDREDS of Malaysians have reportedly bought fake university degrees from scam artists in a multimillion-ringgit business. Most involve foreign “universities”, with 20 fake degrees from Universiti Sains Malaysia. Similar developments 10 years ago involved fake

Read More »
Police on the hunt for 525 over fake degree certs

Police on the hunt for 525 over fake degree certs

diplomafraud July 27, 2012 1

SHAH ALAM: Police are tracking 525 people linked to the investigations into a syndicate selling bogus degrees and other certificates from non-existent international universities. “They purchased the fake certificates from the syndicate, so their cooperation

Read More »
Professor fired for fake doctor’s degree

Professor fired for fake doctor’s degree

diplomafraud July 27, 2012 0

Days after a professor at Xiamen University was accused online for having a fake doctor's degree, the university has replied by saying "the degree was forged", Xiamen Daily reported on July 26.

Read More »
‘Tan Sris’ involved in buying fake degrees, say cops

‘Tan Sris’ involved in buying fake degrees, say cops

diplomafraud July 26, 2012 0

Eminent members of society, some of whom hold ‘Tan Sri’ titles, have been implicated in buying fake degrees from a syndicate recently brought down by the Selangor police commercial crimes investigation department (CCID). “Many of

Read More »
Five Signs that You’re Dealing with a Diploma Mill

Five Signs that You’re Dealing with a Diploma Mill

diplomafraud July 25, 2012 0

As online colleges gain more popularity, money-hungry diploma mills posing as legitimate online colleges are going to increase in number as well. This poses a serious problem, as these diploma mills hand out degrees

Read More »
China Breaks Into the Fake Diploma Business

China Breaks Into the Fake Diploma Business

diplomafraud July 24, 2012 0

In China, imitations of almost everything can be found — cars, bags, outfits and more. But now you can even buy a fake college degree! Recent reports stated that a former Ministry of Education official,

Read More »
KU cancels admissions of students with forged documents

KU cancels admissions of students with forged documents

diplomafraud July 24, 2012 0

Director Admissions at University of Karachi (KU) Professor Dr Khalid Iraqi cancelled the admission of five candidates who submitted forged intermediate mark sheets, a spokesperson of the KU said on Sunday

Read More »
Feds arrest former Cook County official over fake documents scheme

Feds arrest former Cook County official over fake documents scheme

diplomafraud July 23, 2012 0

Federal law enforcement officials arrested the former head of a troubled Cook County jobs program on Friday. Forty-two-year-old Chicago resident Brendolyn Hart-Glover is accused of scheming to falsify documents. The county's President's Office of Employment

Read More »