by Arnold
Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:22 am
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/cr ... 60288.html
Despite the reference to "rip-off", this sounds like a diploma mill to me, which sells "degrees" that the recipients surely know to be worthless.
A scam based on a fictitious university which aimed to rip off foreign students has been uncovered by trading standards officers.
Somerset County Council was alerted after a London university reported it had received an application from a student claiming to have a degree from Glastonbury University.
Despite the reference to "rip-off", this sounds like a diploma mill to me, which sells "degrees" that the recipients surely know to be worthless.
