I got a degree thru these people years back and believed it was accredited. I am now being contacted by them to “legalize” my diploma. It was illegal? Anyways, they are claiming they are accredited through the US Dept of State and I need to get my diploma legalized through the Dept of State and it will be recognized as accredited by any university in us, canada or globally. The fee to have this done is reduced until the end of the month. Is this possible?
I received an email from below.is It a fraud too?And the California Central University is charging for the course U$ 7.200.Please, let me know. From: United States Higher Education Commission Date: 09/19/2017 Case ID: 310035-02 As per our conversation over the phone, we are contacting you in regards to your Education from a University portraying to be based in the United States, namely known as ‘Belford University’. In regards to my details, I am a member of the Washington State Bar Association (BAR# 51712) currently in a contractual duty with the United States Higher Education Commission as a Senior… Read more »
Hello Clovis,
The [url=http://www.mlive.com/business/mid-michigan/index.ssf/2012/09/227m_federal_class_action_laws.html]article about the lawsuit & ruling[/url] states:
“The ruling…reflected the approximate price of each diploma sold ($249 each), times the [i][b]30,500 U.S. students who purchased diplomas from Belford between 2003 and the time of the lawsuit[/b][/i].”
In the future, be sure to consult the [url=/diploma-mill-police/degree-mills-list]Diploma Mill Police’s list of accreditation warning[/url]s if you’re unsure about a school’s credibility.
Best of luck!
Kayleigh
GetEducated.com
I am in Brazil and was scammed… Would it be possible for me (outside of the USA) get my money back in this Class action?
Thanks,
Clovis Lemes
I am the Human Resources Manager for an International NGO called The African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Patnerships (ACHAP) based in Botswana ( Africa). we recently interviewed a candidate who holds a degree in Psychology from Belford University. The candidate performed very well during the interviews and was being considered for employment untill we conducted a background check on him specifically on his qualification. his grades were also very good. when we searched the school on line we were shocked to see that it was unaccredited and there was no information provided to contact the university. My question is is this a… Read more »
Hi Roger, Hope George will pick up and reply to your notes. You are correct: just because a degree mill operation loses a lawsuit does NOT mean they cease operations or that they pay the damages either. What almost all do is change their names slightly, open up under a new URL, mail documents from some new foreign country that has lax mail fraud rules, and so on. Degree mills are a very easy — and highly lucrative — scam. Foreign laws and regulations make them easy scams to re-create and almost impossible to close forever. The best thing we… Read more »
Dear Dr. Golin,
Salem Kureshi’s Organization for Global Learning Education still operates at least 20 known diploma mills. Belford University and Belford HS have now updated their websites to new urls. Currently functionality of the transactions are currently disabled to purchase credentials, but who knows whether that will change in the near future. Still all the diploma mills below are operational.
Ashbery University
Ashwood University
Cambell State University
Corllins University
Grendal University
Headway University
Hill University
Lorenz University
Northern Port University
Mc Ford University
Panworld University
Rochville University, Rochville High School
Ray University
Walford University
Western Advanced Central University
Western Valley Central University
Wilson State University
Woodfield University, Woodfield High School
I have copies of Belford documents received by a Swedish official if anyone is interested. Please contact me at the University of Illinois.
GG
Hi Smitty, For awhile [url=h/diploma-mill-police/degree-mills-list/belford-university-accreditation] Belford University [/url] claimed accreditation by an UNRECOGNIZED AGENCY; right now,[url=/diploma-mill-police/degree-mills-list/belford-university-accreditation]Belford University [/url] on their website, they do state that they are NOT accredited by any agency recognized by the US Dept of Education; that is TRUE. That apostille is another issue altogether .. [b]The Apostille, Accreditation, and Degree Mills[/b] Degree mills use many terms in their efforts to confuse consumers. They want people, like you, to believe that these terms mean the same thing as “accredited” or “legal.” They do not. One of the terms degree mills love to use is “apostille.” Another is… Read more »