{"id":4093,"date":"2020-08-13T06:42:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T06:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crbdirect.org.uk\/?p=4093"},"modified":"2021-03-18T13:04:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T13:04:33","slug":"background-screening-and-academic-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crbdirect.org.uk\/background-screening-and-academic-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Background Screening and Academic Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve ever seen the movie \u201cCatch Me If You Can\u201d starring Leonardo di Caprio, you\u2019ll be familiar with the concept of academic fraud<\/a>. Leo plays the real-life fraudster Frank Abagnale, a serial offender who fakes qualifications and talked himself into a range of job including almost 11 months spent as a consultant paediatrician. Part of the reason why the movie was so successful was the outrageous nature of the lies and deception. However, most of us recognised that there was a grain of truth in the story. People fake qualifications<\/a> and lie on their CVs all the time. It\u2019s not seen as a serious misdemeanour.<\/p>\n

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Fake Degrees<\/h2>\n

We\u2019ve moved on a bit since Frank Abagnale was rustling up fake certificates in the 1960s. But modern technology makes it easier than ever to print off a fake qualification or home or use the internet to find someone who is happy to do it for you. This is especially in issue in highly specialised professions, where organisations are looking to recruit people with niche skills in technology, medicine or law<\/a>. How can you spot a fake qualification? HR managers are not usually trained document examiners. However, there is a range of tools which employers can use to spot the real certificates from the fakes.<\/p>\n