I have never experienced it and I don't think it's a thing in my corner of the world. However there was a post here or on Reddit (the line is blurry sometimes)

I have never experienced it and I don't think it's a thing in my corner of the world. However there was a post here or on Reddit (the line is blurry sometimes) where some developers from a specific Asian country described several cases. They made it sound like a frequent, organized thing, like a consultancy or some kind of racket. Most of them cited desperation and a "fake it until you make it" culture as the reasons for lying. In my opinion this is bound to happen at places where people are poor and unhappy. And it's not limited to the software industry.