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Tool No. 2

Ad and message scanner

Many degree sellers never build a website. They sell through ads, posts and chat messages. Paste one here and see the warning signs highlighted, with a plain explanation of each.⁠​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​⁠

Stays in your browser

Works best in English. It also recognises some common phrases in Chinese.⁠​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​⁠

Degree scams in WhatsApp messages and social media ads

A degree scam message usually arrives through WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, TikTok or a cold email. It promises a degree quickly, without study, for a fixed price. The scanner looks for the phrases these messages share and explains why each one matters.⁠​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​⁠

What the scanner looks for

  • Degrees for life experience alone, with no exams or classes
  • Degrees delivered in days or weeks, or with a graduation date you can choose
  • Prices for the degree itself, discounts and countdown offers
  • Accreditation from "international" bodies, UNESCO claims and invented accreditors
  • Promises that the document will pass verification, and unusual ways to pay

What it cannot tell you

A message with no warning signs is not proof that a school is genuine. Always look the school up in the official register for its country before you pay.⁠​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​⁠

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