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Four arrested for running fake degree racket

diplomafraud March 5, 2012 0

Four persons, including a woman, were arrested on Saturday for an alleged scam of providing fake degrees and certificates to candidates to “enhance their resumes”. The arrests came following a complaint filed by a freelance

ALERT! How to spot a FAKE degree

diplomafraud March 3, 2012 5

Despite it being easy to fake a diploma or falsely list a degree on a resume, DataCheck, Inc. notes that employers don't always bother to confirm if an employee's degree is real or not.

Checking for Fake Degrees During Employment

diplomafraud March 2, 2012 1

Although most employers tend to be more focused on criminal records when screening potential recruits, the fact of the matter is that in today’s day and age there is a lot more that you

Olympia: Diploma mill: phony degrees lead to charges for three health care providers

diplomafraud March 2, 2012 0

The Department of Health has charged three health care providers with unprofessional conduct for using bogus degrees from diploma mills in their practice. Michael Strub, a licensed social worker, allegedly bought a Doctor of Philosophy

Some Online High School Diplomas Could Be Bogus

diplomafraud March 1, 2012 0

It's a big business that could be offering up a bogus reward. We’re talking about online high school and degree programs, claiming to be accredited. Colleges require diplomas come from an accredited high school. And

More warnings about bogus degrees

diplomafraud March 1, 2012 0

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Executive Director of the University Council of Jamaica Dr Ethley London has joined Minister of Education Dr Jacqui Quinn-Leandro in her plea for Antiguans and Barbudans to avoid falling prey

Bogus diplomas common trend on falsified resumes

diplomafraud February 28, 2012 1

The school was uncovered in 1998 to be a diploma mill, an operation that awards degrees with little or no academic study from an unaccredited institution. Listing a bogus diploma on resumes has become a

$10,000 for a fake private university degree?

diplomafraud February 28, 2012 5

Recently, news broke that fake degree certificates from Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) and its university partners are being sold online through Chinese Internet forums. The going rate is about $10,000 a pop and