Associated Press: Online University that Gave Cat Diploma Sued for Fraud: 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.
Avoid Fake-Degree Burns By Researching Academic Credentials: US Federal Trade Commission advice on identifying legitimate schools and assessing a job applicant's claimed academic credentials.
Degree.net - Diploma Mills: Gives information on how diploma mills operate. Includes a list of the ways that consumers and employers are victimized.
Diploma Mills: Information on diploma mills from the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization. Includes a list of institutions which are known to be diploma mills.
Diploma Mills: Fraud in Higher Education: Gives information on the history and operating methods of diploma mills. It also defines terms and offers related links.
Fortune's Ask Annie - How to Spot a Fake Diploma: A few tips on detecting phony sheepskins.
General Delivery University: 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.
How to Recognize Bogus Diploma Mill Schools: Offers advice to military personnel on recognizing the providers of fake degrees.
Is the Internet Becoming a Haven for Diploma Mills?: Alert from the Better Business Bureau on the problems that diploma mills pose to consumers.
Ivory Tower Ripoffs - Information about Diploma Mills: 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: 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?: Article which examines how the Web has made it easy for diploma mills to operate.
Top 10 Signs: Online Diploma Mills and Degree Mills: Lists tips for recognizing whether an institution is a legitimate degree provider.
USATODAY.com - Diploma Mills Insert Degree of Fraud into Job Market: Article which examines the problems caused by diploma mills. It also shows how hard it is to combat the bogus degree providers.
Wired News: Down by the Diploma Mills Stream: Anyone can purchase a bachelor's or master's degree for the bargain price of several thousand dollars.
Wired News: Phony Degrees a Hot Net Scam: Diploma mills are proliferating.