Most schools practice “zero tolerance” policies, which often result in children being punished for not abiding to schools’ rules and unacceptable behavior because it violates the well-intentioned policies of the up bringing of the “moral” of the future citizens and leaders of our societies.

Yet there are behaviors that warrant zero tolerance if we do not want unethical conduct to become the norm. One such instance is the use of fake credentials.

This practice of using fake credentials which has been exposed on at least 218 people in Singapore by the Straits Times in Aug 29, is a burgeoning epidemic, mainly fueled by internet marketed diploma mills, of unaccredited “universities” that certify meaningless MBA’s and PHD’s for a price. It is becoming popular because it works for two reasons, it’s acceptable and when exposed, it’s debatable.

Many people trust others to tell the truth and almost none would bother to run a check unless it is utterly important to run a credential check. Have you ever asked someone with a “DR” title whom you have just met whether it’s genuine? No, most of us will greet him with respect and we would address him with that “DR” title. We accept that person’s recognition.

The second reason, even when the fake credentials are exposed, most people will do nothing because there are no laws written against the use of bogus degrees because it’s debatable, unless it is used to swindle others which involved lots of money other wise it is not worth to spend the money to take that person to court.

A person usually earn his academic credential through years of hard work and study where else fake credentials can be purchased from an unaccredited school that asks for little or no academic work to support and normal requires much shorter time than a legitimate one.

The people who use fake credentials are robbing job positions from better qualified candidates or lying to the public for more acceptance and trust in the business world. Those who deserved the job were cheated out of it by fraudulent means are the victims and those who were cheated out to have business connections with bogus credentials are victims too.

Whatever the reason for the use of fake credentials, for personal gains or for business, the verdict is inescapable. They are liars, and they cause great injustice and harm to the societies. None of the rationalizations can be used to justify them for using fake credentials that they make up for the injustice of not getting the real ones, and of course, most of them will say that they don’t know that the qualifications issue by the “universities” are fake or “everybody is doing it”, stands up to logical or ethical reason.

If you claimed a fake degree, you are a loser. Admit it. This is one of the things that should never be tolerated. Will you?

“What should move us to action is human dignity: the inalienable dignity of the oppressed, but also the dignity of each of us. We lose dignity if we tolerate the intolerable” - Dominique de Menil

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Integrity is one of the most important virtues of one’s actions on an internally consistent framework of principles and it is the “moral” of a person. Integrity can be expressed as personal honesty: acting according to one’s beliefs and values at all times.

A person is said to have integrity to the extent that everything he does is derived from the same core set of values. While those values may change, their consistency with each other and with the one’s actions determines the degree of integrity.

The 218 people, mostly Singaporean exposed by the Straits Times are using fake degrees, MBA’s and doctorates from a dozen degree mills are people without integrity. The only motivation that is strong enough for them to flaunt it despite of being expose one day is….  money.

These people are going all out to make all the money they can, knowing that one day it will be exposed and if that judgment day come, they can afford to take the money and migrate to another country to live a new comfortable life.

Those who use fake credentials are intentionally using it to cheat the public into believing them so as be more prominent in their business. Do the maths, look at how much money they have looted and since there are no laws written against this action, they have nothing to lose except their “faces” which is worth the gamble for the exchange of money.

And one of the guys who added his name to the 218 list was an options trading trainer who often uses his love of god & family to entice people to his course. He sheepishly admits that he continues to use his doctorate as it helps to pave the way in business.

Until now after being exposed he said: “But I am thinking of dropping my doctorate title altogether until I complete the current PhD I am working on with the University of South Australia.” Does he mean that he will continue to use it if he is not exposed?

These are the scumbags that tarnish the name of the industry and the country. They are all out to make the money and no different to con artists and scams. This is a very selfish act as it is going to post doubtfulness onto others who are genuinely academically qualified.

“Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful” - Samuel Johnson

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At least 218 people, mostly Singaporeans, are proudly flaunting degrees, MBAs and doctorates from a dozen degree mills, including Preston University, Wisconsin International University, Paramount University of Technology, Kennedy-Western University and Rochville University.

This was uncovered by Straits Times checks on the Internet and trade publications, to find out how widespread the use of bogus qualifications is here.

Most of them are males and predominantly businessmen, professional trainers, private school lecturers and financial consultants.

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