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>One Saudi man spent over $400,000 on fake degrees and associated certificates, said Mr. Jamshaid, the former employee. What on earth is the point of buying th
by navait 11y ago
>One Saudi man spent over $400,000 on fake degrees and associated certificates, said Mr. Jamshaid, the former employee.
What on earth is the point of buying that many credentials? At that rate you might as well spend the time getting a real one.
- kranner 11y agoThey were probably just trophies. He may have had no intention of actually learning anything.
- stevenjohns 11y agoLots of different reasons, including but not limited to: 1. Immigration 2. Hiding wealth ("Where did you get that money from?") 3. Hiding time ("What have you been doing for the last 5 years") 4. Releasing inheritance ("Clause 24: [x] can only get his share once he earns a Masters degree in [y]") 5. Fraud 6. Money laundering
- brador 11y ago7. Reputation and Respect. We all love those letters after our name.
- lucaspiller 11y agoI live in a Middle Eastern country, and as I understand in East Asia it is pretty much the same: People here very much discriminate against candidates based upon race and where they were educated. I would go so far as saying a Western candidate, fresh from completing their course from a Western university would be chosen over an Indian candidate with a similar level degree from an Indian university and 5 years experience. There isn't much you can do to change your race, so a lot of people opt to get fake degrees from 'Western sounding' universities. The show they have setup is pretty tight, you can even phone up to 'verify' that they were in-fact a student. (Just to clarify I'm a Westerner with a Western degree so this isn't jealously or anything like that)
- rokhayakebe 11y agoI see Saudi students daily who drive Ferraris and Bentleys. That is to say $400,000 is not meaningful at all to some, which is exactly the point. Why go to America and spend $100,000 a year on education (as in one degree) for 4 years when I can buy 10 with a couple of wire transfers. Edit: I should say Middle Eastern and not Saudi since many are from the UAE.