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Diploma Mills  - http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/diploma_mill.html  Information on diploma mills from the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization. Includes a list of institutions which are known to be diploma mills.  Wired News: Down by the Diploma Mills Stream  - http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54596,00.html  Anyone can purchase a bachelor's or master's degree for the bargain price of several thousand dollars.  Degree.net - Diploma Mills  - http://www.degree.net/html/diploma_mills.html  Gives information on how diploma mills operate. Includes a list of the ways that consumers and employers are victimized.  USATODAY.com - Diploma Mills Insert Degree of Fraud into Job Market  - http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2003-09-28-fakedegrees_x.htm  Article which examines the problems caused by diploma mills. It also shows how hard it is to combat the bogus degree providers.  Ivory Tower Ripoffs - Information about Diploma Mills  - http://www.elearners.com/resources/diploma-mills.asp  Provides information about the history of diploma mills, what to look out for, as well as links to additional information.  Position Paper on Diploma Mills  - http://www.ncahf.org/pp/dipmill.html  The National Council Against Health Fraud provides this summary of diploma mills and why they are bad for the nutrition industry.  The Chronicle of Higher Education: Is the Internet Becoming a Bonanza for Diploma Mills?  - http://chronicle.com/data/articles.dir/art-44.dir/issue-17.dir/17a02201.htm  Article which examines how the Web has made it easy for diploma mills to operate.  Top 10 Signs: Online Diploma Mills and Degree Mills  - http://www.geteducated.com/articles/degreemills.htm  Lists tips for recognizing whether an institution is a legitimate degree provider.  Diploma Mills: Fraud in Higher Education  - http://www.degreeinfo.com/article24_1.html  Gives information on the history and operating methods of diploma mills. It also defines terms and offers related links.  Is the Internet Becoming a Haven for Diploma Mills?  - http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=185  Alert from the Better Business Bureau on the problems that diploma mills pose to consumers.  How to Recognize Bogus Diploma Mill Schools  - http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/standard/8_21/features/25741-1.html  Offers advice to military personnel on recognizing the providers of fake degrees.  General Delivery University  - http://www.bandersnatch.com/gduedu.htm  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.  Wired News: Phony Degrees a Hot Net Scam  - http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,35068,00.html  Diploma mills are proliferating.  Associated Press: Online University that Gave Cat Diploma Sued for Fraud  - http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-12062004-412330.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.  Fortune's Ask Annie - How to Spot a Fake Diploma  - http://www.fortune.com/fortune/annie/0,15704,1028010,00.html  A few tips on detecting phony sheepskins.