Scams | Diploma Fraud

JSPL Odisha unit warns job seekers against fake placement

diplomafraud May 14, 2012 0

Orissa Diary reported that while many youth, mostly technical persons, are cheated by fraudulent placement agencies, the Jindal Steel and Power Ltd authorities have alerted job seekers against exploitation by mushrooming fraudulent placement agencies. Time

Calif. ‘Diploma Mills’ Running Unchecked

diplomafraud May 11, 2012 0

Unaccredited colleges churning out students with worthless degrees -- so-called "diploma mills" -- continue their for-profit schemes unabated, despite lawmakers' calls to reign in the problem. California has more unaccredited colleges and vocational schools than

Danger signs of a diploma mill

diplomafraud May 11, 2012 0

If you're worried that a private postsecondary school you are considering might be a "diploma mill," here are some warning signs. In general, the institutions are unaccredited, operate for-profit, grant academic degrees and offer substandard

Warning issued for companies issuing fake diplomas

diplomafraud May 10, 2012 0

There is a warning out of Sacramento about companies selling fake college degrees and diplomas. Lawmakers held a hearing about a growing number of so-called "diploma mills". The companies sell phony degrees for as little as

Fake degree scam hits varsity

diplomafraud May 10, 2012 0

Bahria University Islamabad has been rocked by another scandal as its two foreign qualified faculty members have been caught with fake degrees. Management of the university has terminated both and contacted Higher Education Commission (HEC)

House of quacks: Ramdas exposes bogus institutes

diplomafraud May 10, 2012 0

Paramedical and other medical education courses offered by the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) through distance education system are nothing but fraud, said medical education minister SA Ramadas. KSOU is offering these courses without

Bogus GED Websites Abound, the Real Testing Service Says

diplomafraud May 9, 2012 0

The GED Testing Service claims in Federal Court that a Pakistani man and his "diploma mill" run a ring of websites that profit from the "GED" trademark, selling U.S. consumers sham diplomas from fictitious

For some, even fake degrees are also an asset

diplomafraud May 9, 2012 0

The craze among many youngsters to acquire professional degrees has led to mushrooming of educational shops here. For some, a degree in engineering is a matter of prestige while for others, it is a