Diploma Mills
'Staggering' trade of diploma mills revealed
A BBC Radio 4’s File on Four program investigation found a “staggering” trade in worthless diploma mill degrees from Axact, a Pakistani firm claiming to be the “world’s largest IT company” that operated a network of hundreds of fake online universities. Buyers include NHS consultants, nurses and a large defense contractor. One British buyer spent almost £500,000…
Read MoreD.O.J. charges Pakistani executive in $140 million fake diploma scheme
release by the Department of Justice, the executive of a Pakistani software company – Axact – has been charged for his part in an alleged $140 million “fake-diploma mill” scheme. The complaint alleges that Umair Hamid, 30, and his co-conspirators made false and fraudulent representations to consumers on diploma mill websites and over the phone to…
Read MoreFTC files charges against alleged High School Diploma Mills
diploma mills charging between $135 to $349 for a certificate that is, essentially, worthless. The Commission files a complaint when it has “reason to believe” that the law has been or is being violated and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. The cases are decided by the court.…
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