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Tool No. 4

Verification trap check

Degree sellers know employers check, so some run their own "verification" websites and email addresses that confirm the fakes they sell. Check whether the one you were given really belongs to the university or an official service.⁠​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​⁠

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How a degree verification scam works

Employers check degrees, so sellers of fake degrees set up their own "verification" websites, email addresses and phone lines. When an employer gets in touch, the fake service confirms the fake degree. It is one of the most effective tricks in the business.⁠​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​⁠

How to stay safe

  • Find the university's website yourself, rather than using a link, number or email address from the certificate or the candidate.
  • Use the national verification service where one exists, such as HEDD in the UK or the National Student Clearinghouse in the US.
  • Treat free email accounts and look-alike domains as a warning sign.
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