By Elizabeth Redden. Three Chinese students have agreed to plead guilty to cheating on the Test of English as a Foreign Language and will likely be deported, Reuters reported. More...
Online Courses Projected to Drive Credit Card Fraud to $24B by 2018
Techno-News Blog. An underground ecosystem provides cybercriminals with online tutorials, tools, and credit card data they need to commit fraud. An ecosystem of payment card fraud will drive a projected $24 billion in losses by the end of 2018. Cybercriminals are working together to share tools, tutorials, and credit card data to scam victims. More...
Nearly a third of U.S. teenagers use technology to cheat
Techno-News Blog. U.S. teenagers think they are savvy about cybersecurity–so much that nearly one-third skirt school safeguards to access banned content and 29 percent admit to using tech devices to cheat in school–but more than twice that many say they know of classmates who have cheated with devices, a survey found. More...
Les kiwis soi-disant français provenaient d’Italie
Des pratiques de francisation de kiwis ont été mises à jour par la DDCSPP du Lot-Et-Garonne et le Pôle C de la Direccte. La coopération avec les services des fraudes italiens a permis de sanctionner le fournisseur. Plus...
Infos arnaques
Des pratiques commerciales abusives, mensongères ou trompeuses, visant particuliers et entreprises, sont régulièrement signalées à nos services ou constatées à l’occasion de nos investigations. Plus...
Communiqué de presse : Arnaques au dépannage à domicile 10 conseils pratiques pour ne pas en être victime
Un dépliant et une affiche ont été réalisés pour appeler le consommateur à la vigilance et lui fournir 10 conseils pratiques : ne pas appeler les numéros figurant sur les prospectus distribués dans les boîtes aux lettres mais contacter son assureur ou ses proches pour obtenir les coordonnées d’un artisan qualifié, exiger un devis, se limiter aux travaux d’urgence. Plus...
Escroqueries : attention à l’arnaque au président !
Depuis 2010, les escroqueries aux faux ordres de virement se multiplient, faisant de nombreuses victimes parmi les entreprises. Les services de l’État, les collectivités locales et les établissements publics de santé sont désormais concernés. En quoi consiste cette fraude ? Quels sont les signaux qui doivent alerter ? Et comment s’en prémunir ? Des gestes simples permettent de décourager les escrocs. Plus...
Warning- Fake World Higher Education database; Fake International Handbook of Universities and abuse of the IAU logo, name...
Be aware that fake IAU publications and databases, partially copied from IAU material, are being sold and promoted by individuals allegedly based in British Virgin Islands. They are offering a fake World Higher Education database, using IAU logo, a fake UNESCO logo and are promoting other IAU brands such as ISAS (Internationalization Strategy Advisory Services).
The only veritable WHED website address is http://www.whed.net/home.php and information about the ISAS and other IAU services is only available from www.iau-aiu.net.
If you have any doubt about what you see promoted as IAU initiatives, please contact iau@iau-aiu.net. Please do advise us if you are aware of other abusive use of IAU name and/or logo. Plus...
100 university students caught cheating
More than 100 Greek university students have been caught in a mass cheating scandal, reports AFP. More...As fake news accusations fly, these students verify and document
As politicians in Washington and elsewhere throw allegations of “fake news” at reports that don’t fit their preferred narratives, a team of about 100 university students from around the world are wrapping up their first year of a program that helps strike back at those claims. More...