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Tuesday, October 02, 2001
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/worldwide/story/0,9959,559718,00.html Council warns of fake degree con Joe Plomin, EducationGuardian.co.uk Internet hustlers are trying to con people into buying fake US degrees. According to the British Council's office in Washington, which has been tracking these and similar scams, developing countries are a particular target. Advertisements to "buy your way to a better job" make tempting offers. All applicants have to do is call an American telephone number and send a cheque. However, according to the council, for $500 to $1,000 all you get in return is an embossed piece of paper purporting to be a degree, but which will not carry much weight with a serious personnel department....
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