Category for sites that educate visitors about the issue of diploma mills which are institutions that grant degrees based upon payment only although they may use the language of higher education (accredited, alternative or distance education, etc.) to fool people into believeing the degrees are of value. 1. Associated Press: Online University that Gave Cat Diploma Sued for Fraud - An online university that supposedly granted a graduate degree in business to a pet cat was sued Monday for consumer fraud by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. 2. Avoid Fake-Degree Burns By Researching Academic Credentials - US Federal Trade Commission advice on identifying legitimate schools and assessing a job applicant's claimed academic credentials. 3. Degree.net - Diploma Mills NEW! - Gives information on how diploma mills operate. Includes a list of the ways that consumers and employers are victimized. 4. Diploma Mills - Information on diploma mills from the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization. Includes a list of institutions which are known to be diploma mills. 5. Diploma Mills: Fraud in Higher Education - Gives information on the history and operating methods of diploma mills. It also defines terms and offers related links. 6. Fortune's Ask Annie - How to Spot a Fake Diploma - A few tips on detecting phony sheepskins. 7. General Delivery University - This is a parody site which shows how easy it is to set up a diploma mill. Includes course catalog and the ability to download a diploma. 8. How to Recognize Bogus Diploma Mill Schools NEW! - Offers advice to military personnel on recognizing the providers of fake degrees. 9. Is the Internet Becoming a Haven for Diploma Mills? - Alert from the Better Business Bureau on the problems that diploma mills pose to consumers. 10. Ivory Tower Ripoffs - Information about Diploma Mills - Provides information about the history of diploma mills, what to look out for, as well as links to additional information. 11. Position Paper on Diploma Mills - The National Council Against Health Fraud provides this summary of diploma mills and why they are bad for the nutrition industry. 12. The Chronicle of Higher Education: Is the Internet Becoming a Bonanza for Diploma Mills? - Article which examines how the Web has made it easy for diploma mills to operate. 13. Top 10 Signs: Online Diploma Mills and Degree Mills - Lists tips for recognizing whether an institution is a legitimate degree provider. 14. USATODAY.com - Diploma Mills Insert Degree of Fraud into Job Market - Article which examines the problems caused by diploma mills. It also shows how hard it is to combat the bogus degree providers. 15. Wired News: Down by the Diploma Mills Stream - Anyone can purchase a bachelor's or master's degree for the bargain price of several thousand dollars. 16. Wired News: Phony Degrees a Hot Net Scam - Diploma mills are proliferating.

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