EP 151 - Degree Mill

People were scammed into enrolling in fake universities. How did this happen? It was back in 2015, that an elaborate scam was exposed where people unknowingly enrolled in universities that did not exist, paying enrolment and tuition fees for courses that were fake. It is believed to be the biggest internet scam ever uncovered. Hosted by - Ana Thomas (a teacher from Australia) Promo - Tapes from the Darkside - https://www.tapesfromthedarkside.com/ Disclaimer - Tyler Allen at the Minds of Madness Podcast - https://mindsofmadnesspodcast.com/ Send voice mail - https://anchor.fm/applefortheteacherpod/message Email - [email protected] Twitter - https://twitter.com/AppleforTeacher Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/apple_for_the_teacher_podcast/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/applefortheteacherpodcast Sources - https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/19/world/asia/text-of-axact-response-to-the-new-york-times.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article&region=Footer https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/657150-axact-still-in-business-claims-ex-fbi-head-of-diploma-scam-task-force https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/18/world/asia/fake-diplomas-real-cash-pakistani-company-axact-reaps-millions-columbiana-barkley.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/world/asia/pakistani-investigators-raid-offices-of-axact-fake-diploma-company.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article&region=Footer https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/11/world/asia/pakistan-axact-degree-scam.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axact https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pakistan-jails-axact-boss-over-140m-fake-diploma-scam-1.2283215 https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/657150-axact-still-in-business-claims-ex-fbi-head-of-diploma-scam-task-force https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwd7rSWcND0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAJMIKlGQ_E