Degrees Within Days ?

[WHO]Them[WHO]Them You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
edited December 2003 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Some spam I didn't delete right away.</div> Just like almost everyone else out there, I am plagued by email spam. But for the first time i've received something that is obviously spam but I can't bring myself to delete quite yet....

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Subject: Bachelor's Diploma, Master's, or PhD - No Classes Necessary...keiko
Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 17:36:05 +0600
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Now, I KNOW there's gotta be some hidden scam behind this. But it's still so tempting to be "Dr. Dave" even if it's completely fake. Anyone know what the catch is by any chance ?
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  • RPG_JssmfulhudRPG_Jssmfulhud Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4006Members
    You'd pay and they would send you a piece of paper with your name on it, marked Ph.D. (probably printed on some old printer in the back room too) and that's it. Total scam, it's obvious.
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  • [WHO]Them[WHO]Them You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
    hmmmm, mebbe I should go find a PhD template on the internet and fill that out.
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  • RPG_JssmfulhudRPG_Jssmfulhud Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4006Members
    And hack into the social database to update your status, no? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    edited December 2003
    Well the scam is that they say within "days" yet "days" could mean anything between 2 "days" and 10,000 "days".

    It sounds too good to be true, which is why it almost certainly is.

    Note the ALMOST since I suppose in theory this COULD be true, just as the rumours that Flayra is really a monkey-operated robot could be true.
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    Or you could just introduce yourself to people as a Doctor. It's not like anyone meets a total stranger and asks them in depth personal questions about their work. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • RobRob Unknown Enemy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 25Members, NS1 Playtester
    Actually it probably IS true. You get a doctorate from their "university."

    But employers do background checks, and usually the school you went to determines your credibility. That's why schools like Havard and MIT are so sought after. It doesn't mean you get a better education there, though that certainly is possible. What you get is a better reputation, as the school's rep transfers to you.

    A school that hands out degrees to any old bum would not have such a great rep, and so you'd still be stuck in dead end jobs.
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    I think I'll get my PHD from this place so that all you nubs will have to call me Dr. DOOM! And also then when I came into #ns I'd be like "TEH DOCTAR IS IN!"


    mwahahahaha
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  • RobRob Unknown Enemy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 25Members, NS1 Playtester
    Has a nice ring to it, Dommeh!
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  • GadzukoGadzuko Join Date: 2002-12-26 Member: 11556Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--[WHO]Them+Dec 7 2003, 02:01 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([WHO]Them @ Dec 7 2003, 02:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Academic Qualifications available from prestigious NONACCREDITTED universities. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's the key line. They're non-accreditted, which means they aren't actually worth anything. Accreditted colleges and universities meet certain standards for education, which this obviously doesn't do.
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  • [WHO]Them[WHO]Them You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Gadzuko+Dec 7 2003, 03:51 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Gadzuko @ Dec 7 2003, 03:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--[WHO]Them+Dec 7 2003, 02:01 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([WHO]Them @ Dec 7 2003, 02:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Academic Qualifications available from prestigious NONACCREDITTED universities. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's the key line. They're non-accreditted, which means they aren't actually worth anything. Accreditted colleges and universities meet certain standards for education, which this obviously doesn't do. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I should clarify something....

    I'm not questioning the validity of the degree. I think anyone that thinks it's a quality degree is a moron.

    The question is whether there's an underlying scam below that.
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    the underlying scam is likely collecting your personal info and/or charging for that nonaccreddited degree certificate.
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