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Information on diploma mills from the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization. Includes a list of institutions which are known to be diploma mills.
http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/diploma_mill.html

Anyone can purchase a bachelor's or master's degree for the bargain price of several thousand dollars.
http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54596,00.html

Gives information on how diploma mills operate. Includes a list of the ways that consumers and employers are victimized.
http://www.degree.net/html/diploma_mills.html

Article which examines the problems caused by diploma mills. It also shows how hard it is to combat the bogus degree providers.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/wo...ace/2003-09-28-fakedegrees_x.htm

Provides information about the history of diploma mills, what to look out for, as well as links to additional information.
http://www.elearners.com/resources/diploma-mills.asp

The National Council Against Health Fraud provides this summary of diploma mills and why they are bad for the nutrition industry.
http://www.ncahf.org/pp/dipmill.html

Article which examines how the Web has made it easy for diploma mills to operate.
http://chronicle.com/data/articl...44.dir/issue-17.dir/17a02201.htm

Lists tips for recognizing whether an institution is a legitimate degree provider.
http://www.geteducated.com/articles/degreemills.htm

Gives information on the history and operating methods of diploma mills. It also defines terms and offers related links.
http://www.degreeinfo.com/article24_1.html

Alert from the Better Business Bureau on the problems that diploma mills pose to consumers.
http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=185

Offers advice to military personnel on recognizing the providers of fake degrees.
http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/s...ndard/8_21/features/25741-1.html

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.
http://www.bandersnatch.com/gduedu.htm

Diploma mills are proliferating.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,35068,00.html

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.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-12062004-412330.html

A few tips on detecting phony sheepskins.
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/annie/0,15704,1028010,00.html