A surprising amount of people do :( , and there have been a few very high profile cases where they're found out, like Yahoo's CEO and Uruguay's vice president.

A surprising amount of people do :( , and there have been a few very high profile cases where they're found out, like Yahoo's CEO and Uruguay's vice president. There are even cases of fake doctors. http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/13/technology/yahoo-ceo-out/ http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/13/technology/yahoo-ceo-out/ https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2016/02/25/uruguay-vp-admits-he-faked-college-degree/ https://panampost.com/sabrina-martin/2016/02/25/uruguay-vp-a... http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40630166/ns/health-health_care/t/fake-doctor-duped-hospitals-universities-ama/ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40630166/ns/health-health_care/t/f... However, there are many more that aren't (I personally know a few cases, including a CEO, but I'm not going to out them).