This is fraud. Make it a felony, have a couple of high-profile convictions, and the problem will disappear. It happens because it's zero risk and low cost on on

This is fraud. Make it a felony, have a couple of high-profile convictions, and the problem will disappear. It happens because it's zero risk and low cost on one side, and the resources expended on the candidate side is of no concern to those committing the fraud. Attach real actual jail time to the fraud and the value proposition completely changes.