PRC students who failed exams are buying the fake degrees

[SNAblog]

Another myth busted. The PAP govt had always claim that foreign students studying in our universities are among the brightest in their countries. Now we learned that many had failed in their exams, and they have resorted to buying fake degrees to fool their parents back home. This is the second bombshell dropped, after the revelation that wealthy foreign students who are poor in English, are paying others to write essays for them.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/2/23/nation/5720800&sec=nation

Tuesday February 23, 2010
Syndicate selling fake Singapore degree certs

A SYNDICATE run by Chinese nationals is selling fake degree certificates from three Singapore universities at between RM720 and RM9,600 via the Internet, reported China Press.

It added that the certificates are printed in Johor Baru.

China students of the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Polytechnic and Singapore Manage-ment University who fared badly in their examinations are said to have bought the certificates.

The newspaper highlighted an agent telling an undercover reporter that he could print certificates for graduate and post-graduate degrees, charging a 20% deposit and promising delivery in two weeks.

“Most of those who buy the certificates are from China as they cannot graduate but need to show proof to their parents,” said the agent.

 

[sodoMee]

If you bother to look outside of tiny sgp, many world class phd researchs have a prc name to it!!

Still contented with your bachelors??

Wake up sglians!

 

[johnny333]

If you bother to look outside of tiny sgp, many world class phd researchs have a prc name to it!!

Still contented with your bachelors??

Wake up sglians!

In Spore how many jobs require a Phd
There is only 2 or 3 universities & hardly any research being done.

In many cases experience is more important than a Phd. Just look at all the screwups by our scholars in gov't, SAF,...

 

[General Veers]

Psst... Want to buy a Sg degree?

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AS SINGAPORE becomes a brand name as a high-value education hub in the region, degrees from local universities are becoming more coveted among foreign students. And like most things that have high demand, the degrees have attracted counterfeiters out to make a fast buck.

The New Paper on Sunday learnt recently that fake degrees from National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Singapore Management University (SMU) were on sale here. An investigative team went undercover to expose this apparently roaring trade where a fake degree can be bought for anything from a few hundred dollars to $4,000.

All it takes is a brief online chat and a quick face-to-face exchange to buy a fake degree. And what The New Paper on Sunday uncovered has caught the universities here by surprise. All said that they weren't aware of counterfeit local degrees being sold here.

The counterfeiters, who are based in Singapore and China, offer to sell the fake degrees on popular Internet forums. One seller exposed by The New Paper on Sunday said that the buyers are usually foreign nationals, mostly from China, who are returning to their home countries.

He advertises his services on forums frequented by foreign nationals. Others run sophisticated websites offering an array of counterfeiting services such as fake degrees, transcripts and identification documents. Some, including two sites based in Shenzhen and Shanghai, offer a comprehensive list of fake degrees and diplomas from local institutions, including NUS, NTU, SMU, SIM University, Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS)and Temasek Polytechnic.

To make their activities more difficult to track, most vendors restrict correspondence with customers to instant messaging on QQ, an instant messenger program commonly used in China.

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</object>When the fake degree is ready, customers meet the vendor again to pay the balance and get the degree. Alternatively, they can opt to receive the fake degree by post. The cost of a fake degree can range from $300 to $4,000. A set of fake transcripts from local universities is also available for an additional $700.


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[General Veers]

China-based websites

Those who prefer faceless transactions can also buy fake degrees from local varsities from China- based websites. All a customer has to do is send a QQ message to a customer service officer who will facilitate the transaction. The New Paper on Sunday sent a message to a Shanghai-based vendor selling fake degrees from an array of universities, including those from NUS, NTU and SMU.

A representative responded, saying a typical degree would cost about 2,600 yuan ($540). The representative added that additional products, including fake transcripts, authorisation documents and identification documents, were also available for purchase. Authorisation documents are usually issued by the country of study, acknowledging that an individual has genuinely completed an academic programme.

A comprehensive package, including a degree, transcripts and authorisation documents, is available online for about $1,200, including shipping. The customer must pay a 30 per cent deposit and provide the company with information including his name, sex, course of study, type of degree desired and place of birth. Fake degrees can be manufactured by online vendors in as little as two days. To keep transactions confidential, most vendors pledge to destroy all evidence of correspondence once a transaction is completed.

A write-up on one such website read: "We promise to erase all chat logs and e-mails once a transaction is over.We are in this business <innity></innity>just to earn some money, and are not interested in the personal information of our customers. "Even if we keep this information, it is rubbish to us.We have no use for it." The rampant use of fake degrees in job applications has led to Chinese authorities tightening regulation son the use of foreign degrees for job applications, according to Chinese media reports.

To have a foreign degree recognised in China, prospective applicants must produce both the original degree, a photocopy and transcripts, identification documents, and evidence of having been in the country of study during the relevant time period. They must also produce a document issued by the country of study, specifying the start and end date of the course and a brief description of it.Mr Joshua Yim, chief executive officer of Achieve Group, a staffing and recruitment company, believes that the value of local university degrees is increasing - even for foreign job-seekers.

He told The New Paper on Sunday: "Singapore has established a brand name for itself as an education hub, and local universities have gained recognition among many foreigners, especially those from the Asia-Pacific region." He added that local employers also prize degrees from local universities because of the academic rigour of their programmes. Mr Paul Heng, owner of human resource firm Next Career Consulting, added that Singapore's good reputation in the global market makes degrees from local universities well-regarded, especially for jobs in finance.

In Singapore, prospective employers can contact the respective universities directly to verify the authenticity of a degree used by a candidate in a job application. It is illegal to buy or manufacture a counterfeit degree in Singapore, lawyer Adrian Wee told The New Paper on Sunday. He said, however, that it may not be illegal in cases where the fake degrees are manufactured in another country.

He added: "However, if the degrees are being imported with the knowledge that they will be used to cheat, then the individuals importing them would be abetting this cheating." He referred to section 417 of the Penal Code, which states that those convicted of cheating can be punished with up to three years' jail, a fine, or both.

 

[General Veers]

More offenders caught

Even so, foreigners caught using fake degrees in Singapore are on the rise. In 2008, a China national working in Singapore <innity></innity>as an engineer was fined $13,000 for using a fake degree, The Straits Times reported. <object height="1" width="100%"></object>The year before, an Indian national was fined $6,000 and jailed two weeks for using a passport bearing his cousin's name, and for buying a fake botany degree. More than 400 foreigners were caught in 2007 for lying to the Manpower Ministry (MOM) in their work pass applications, a four-fold increase from the 97 cases in 2005. MOM did not give a breakdown, but it was reported that most are believed to have used fake or forged qualifications to apply for employment passes and S-passes.

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This article was first published in The New Paper.

 

[General Veers]

I warn students they may get into trouble


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WITH just an online chat contact posted on several forums, a China national managed to rake in thousands of dollars peddling fake degrees from Singapore universities. The New Paper on Sunday tracked down the fake degree peddler, a 24-year-old China national from a local polytechnic, on a popular Chinese forum based in Singapore.

Posing as a prospective customer interested in a fake degree, a reporter sent a message to him on the QQ instant messenger. The man replied after a few hours with an instant message, identifying himself as an employee of Idea Consultant Group, accompany which provides "fast bachelors and masters degrees", according to a write-up on its website.

Asked which degrees the company could provide, he replied in Chinese: "We can make degrees from NUS,NTU, SMU and SIM." Each degree, he said, would cost $2,800 and he required a 20 per cent deposit to confirm an order. After receiving the deposit, he said, the company would issue an official receipt which buyers must produce when collecting their degree.

He said: "You don't need to worry about quality. You can trust <innity></innity>us. Trust is very important in this line. "Do you want transcripts as well? It will be an extra $700." Asked where the degrees are made, he said they are printed in a factory in Malaysia. A buyer, he said, can expect delivery of the degree about two weeks after placing an order.

He added that the exchange usually takes place in person at a public venue. The New Paper on Sunday arranged to meet him on Friday afternoon at a cafe in Bugis. A reporter, posing as the prospective buyer, waited for the man, who showed up punctually at 3pm. He asked the reporter in Mandarin: "Are you from China or Malaysia?" The reporter replied that he was from China, after which the man took out a form for him to fill.
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[johnhunt3055]

Re: I warn students they may get into trouble

Fake degrees are a best one to get a high class job if you didn't do well in your college and I don't see any problem in here. If someone needs it to run their family then no need to take worry and let him work in the company. But you shouldn't get caught if you are using fake degree.

fake degree

 

[johnhunt3055]

Fake degree is spreading like a fire in the market. You can find 3 out of 10 people are using the fake degree to get a job and they got it too. Sometimes I thought that fake degree can get you anything if you will not caught.

fake degree

 

[techie5987]

While most of these sites are all scam sites there a re a few that do deliver what they promise.Buddy of mine purchased a diploma from this site and was delivered what he asked for.They provide many services even having the chance of bein IT Technology Certified like Microsoft,Cisco,Comptia,Linux and many more updated certifications.Excellent website...

www.diploma-certscreations.com

 

[vamjok]

is our boss sleeping? how can he pass these 3 idiot under moderation, while posts with site creating fake degree linked to it

 

[tonychat]

the foresight of your sinkie PAP... wow!!!!

You have this type of dumbfuck to run your sinkieland.. good luck!!!!

 

[rodent2005]

Many PAP cabinet members spent most of their lives cocooned in the SAF, and even that they are "up there", surrounded by ball-lickers and never knew how the ground was like. Their worldview is shaped by exactly what they experienced in the SAF. So how could they possibly know what is going on in the real world?

 

[middaydog]

is our boss sleeping?

bugger went out to buy turd

 

[Capano2121]

What is real from China, in China & by China? The only real thing about China is women are all prostitutes & men are all thiefs!