Fake Degree Certificates
July 31st, 2007 by get a first class degree
Some time ago I wrote about the increasing trade in fake degrees. Since that time I have seen a couple more sites offering this ’service’ which I thought were really funny..
One allows you to “design your own” fake degree certificate on-line… now what possible use could that be? Surely a fake degree certificate is supposed to look like an original degree certificate…. if it does not then how is it a fake?
Another more amusing site claimed that you could avoid several years of hard work and expense by buying a fake degree certificate from:
NON-ACCREDITTED and NON-EXISTANT colleges and universities
Now I did not use upper case there… that is how it is written on the site… they go on to say that:
Our easy-to-use on-line system means that you can have a degree sitting in front of you in minutes! Yes, a VALUELESS qualification in science, the arts, or business really can be yours…
Again stressing the point that this fake degree certificate is valueless… before moving onto the disclaimer:
Please note that this is a glib statement that cannot be substantiated and is not guaranteed….. accepts no responsibility for any humiliation or redundancy that may result.
That site was not actually that bad, at least they are honest.. however I also read that there are companies offering good quality forged degree and A level certificates on-line for just £165.
Supposedly the man behind the site has been questioned by police but never successfully prosecuted.
It is worrying that fake certificates are becoming more readily available, however I still do not thing they are much use. It is very easy to verify whether someone attended University, after all how do you invent three years of your life?
Ethics aside, I think fake degree’s are a complete waste of time and money… I don’t think they would fool an employer and if they do, the fact that you lied will always be hanging over you….
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It’s ‘fake degrees’. Quite ironic having a spelling mistake on the first line of a site about getting a First, isn’t it?
Thanks for the correction, my degree was not in English,
I don’t know why people waste their money on fake degree certificates, if an employer asks to see the certificate then they probably want to check back with the University that issued it. If they do not ask for the certificate they are not that concerned. In either case you would have wasted your money.