Fake degrees: Exposing Canadians with phoney credentials (Marketplace) 

Imagine paying thousands of dollars to go to college just to be taught by a fraudulent professor lol

No one who has actually earned a degree forgets where their degree is from.

PLOT TWIST: That Retired FBI agent purchased his badge online

As a college student going through 5 years of dental school to become a dentist this is very insulting to me. People that get fakes degrees online, potentially putting people's lives at risk and making a profit from it, is utterly revolting.

I just ordered my Phd on Amazon. It will be here Thursday.

I bet that retired FBI agent waited years to flash that badge again.

I lost it when he started saying the room was too hot.

This is what you get when McDonald's start putting "Bachelor's preferred" on their hiring posters.

Guy couldn't remember where he got his masters. I failed out of college after 1 year because of to much partying. I was drunk 99% of the time I was there. Here it is 30 years later and I can still tell you the name of the school.

I have two legit degrees from accredited universities and I cant even find a decent job, how are these scam artist doing it...they should teach a course.

Why isn't Marketplace exposing the incompetence of HR departments who hire these con-artists in the first place?

Didn’t surprise me when she said “politicians” on that list

The most expensive item on my property is not my bmw or house, it’s my degree.

I never knew this existed, thanks going to get my own degree now

I have a 15 page assignment due on Monday and I'm over here watching this.

I love how the Almeda-grad therapist was wearing a Marines shirt one day and an Air Force hat the next. Dude just lives every moment of his life in a dream world.

Note to self: Never trust a psychologist whose name is Ojo, is from Nigeria, talks about inequality by showing his right hand, compares relationships with making lasagna, and drives a 2002 Nissan Altima with a fart cannon.

Hi I’m 14 and have my PhD from Harvard

I have a real PhD and I still can't get a job.

I study English at Prince Sattam University in Saudi Arabia. I enrolled in a Shakespeare class last term taught by an Egyptian professor named Mohammad Saeed Ali. He's professor of English literature, but he doesn't know any English and doesn't know any literature. A lot of question marks hanging over this guy! This program has answered these question marks.

I got my degree for 40K+ and they get theirs for $1500-$1800. How nice. . .😐

Meanwhile I'm spending $$$ and 4 years for a real degree?!?!?

Don't worry, some of the "earned" degrees are just as worthless too!

I attended an accredited Canadian university for ten years and earned two degrees: one bachelor's degree and one medical degree. It cost me nearly a quarter million dollars and a decade of incredibly hard work. And to think....I could have saved all that time and money and purchased a degree from Ashley University. What a waste of the best years of my life!!

I got my degree from Clown University as a professional clown lol

Maybe this is fraudulent, but real universities price gouging people is also close to criminal.

Don’t feel bad 🤷🏻‍♂️ companies look over hard working people just because they dont have 3 PHD’s and 6 masters and 12 years of experience by age 26

I solemnly swear I am only looking into these “Universities” for research purposes.

My step father has multitudes of these but the thing is, he suffers from delusions and thinks they are real. No person can have 12 phds but hes seriously convinced he does and that just taking the test? for the degree was all he needed because he's so smart. We can't tell him otherwise because like I said, he is delusional and will fight tooth and nail to defend himself. It's really sad :(

How long does it take to do a PhD? "Well just two years" 😂😂😂😂😂

I was literally just telling a coworker I wanted to pursue my PHD. He told me it would be easier to just buy it through one of these institutions. I thought he was somehow misunderstanding the online process, but now I see he was right. People are actually able to buy degrees and have the appearance of attending an institution. This is very unsettling.

I knew the guy was BSing when he started telling them to look at his fingers😭

she had purple eyes

All this told me is that 5 years of college and $120,000 in student loans is a waste.. All these people are doing just fine with a $1500 peice of Paper vs a $120,000 peice of paper ..

And I would have been principal if it wasn’t for those meddling teens

No matter how insignificant your college was, if you attended it and completed it and then got the degree by yourself. You are a Legend !

Actually, a printed 'diploma' is worthless. Any employer doing actual vetting will demand a TRANSCRIPT directly from the accredited institution.

i kinda feel bad for the Prof at Seneca, bc he DID his Masters in Croatia, and after he immigrated here the degree did not translate, which is yearss down the drain yk

When an Indian pick up the phone, you know you're in Scamland.

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” ― Socrates

The “psychologist” is dangerous. Imagine the lawsuit if the patient committed suicide.

As a holder of a PhD from a legit university, this depresses me

A masters degree earned in a year for Counseling Psychology. Had a legit job in Counseling for 2 decades just to make metaphors about fingers and lasagna lol.

“Purple eyes” 😂 I don’t think that was even a person my guy lol

Those students are hardcore af going after their principal lmao

That lasgna metaphor just helped me so much thanks

To be fair real universities are doing the exact same thing, except they cost $100,000 - $200,000!

What's funniest is what this is exposing on a deeper level.. The fact that these people are able to not only acquire employment. But, that they can remain employed almost indefinitely.. So my question is exactly how much of this "legitimate" educational BS is actually required to do said job? If these people are capable of attaining and consistently performing on a level that's acceptable, then it exposes the fact that it's not about"education", and merely about class separation and the acquisition of money only.. It's a hierarchy that all about the haves and have not's and will strive to continue this inequitable social/class structure..

I’m about to become a doctor at 15 😂

We study hard to get a bachelor degree... But getting a PhD without effort... Continue your work marketplace

I just got me a PhD for $2500. Time to start my career.

"Pay a fee and get a degree?" "Choose the date I graduate?!?" Them rhymes, lmao! Sounded like she could've been doing a commercial for these people on cable TV.

OH DAMN!! I attend Seneca College (same campus which the had the interview with the professor) and the professor from Seneca College, Dubravko Zgrablic, was my professor for my Computer Application course. No wonder I didn't learn anything from his class and he didn't know what he was taking about. He pretty much taught the very basics of using computer applications and using Microsoft Office applications. I barely passed his class with no learning outcome. All his tests and final exam did not relate to what he taught, I was lost on how to do things cause he didn't teach anything. The material on homework, assignments, test and exam were hard to do. I was expecting that this course will be more in depth and will be learning something but didn't learning anything. My friends who took his class and all other students who took his class said the same thing about what they've learned, nothing! I really wasn't expecting this from my college. I really wasn't expecting this from Seneca College. I really thought that they had better process of going through each professors credentials, education(s), paperwork and going through their background check.

Now I know why I know more than my doctor.

As someone with multiple degrees who can't find work because I've had health issues (& thus gaps in my work history), this is repulsive. People should verify credentials and not judge people just because they have gaps in their resume. This is why incompetent people have power while competent people who may have had life happen to them are effectively locked out of the workforce.

“How many fingers?” Good grief. Sounds about as pitiful as a therapist in St. Louis that I went to for help for PTSD. She Used EMDR; (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). She had the degree, but please...snapping fingers repeatedly as I suffered by reliving my trauma. She desensitized my insurance company out of many $$$.

...it's getting hot in here...let me open the window and run the hell out!

As someone with a degree in psychology, this pisses me off so much

dr. ojo lost his mojo

two of these people had gone to real universities before moving here. maybe it needs to be easier for immigrants to have their degrees actually taken seriously? i know two people who had masters degrees from the soviet union who were forced to start over and not allowed to work in their field, could that be part of the problem?

$1,500 vs $90,000 student loan? Worthless degrees

What on earth? Do employers, even colleges and Universities don't vet their employees? Well, I'd sue the hell out of them.

My jaw dropped... seriously... this is insane... I wonder how many people, professionally, that I have come across that potentially have fraudulent credentials

Turns out you don't really need all that college education to do those jobs, but that sheet of paper makes people feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

The 41 persons disliking this vid may have some of those degrees lol

" work smarter not harder "

As someone who regularly does couples counseling, I'm dying laughing. The Fingers of Inequality. It's not funny, of course - it's outright fraud - but the hand metaphor (and the Wisdom of Lasagna) is pretty hilarious. I'm guessing he was IN couples counseling with a former partner and while she was pouring-out her heart, he was thinking, "I could do this."

Doesn't everyone 'buy' their degree? edit: Perhaps they aren't purchased....they are FINANCED.

The cringe is strong here.

THIS is why I subscribed! More of these types of investigations please. 👏👏👍👍👍

There used to be an old saying that 50% of doctors graduated at the bottom of their class the new one is 50% of doctors didn't even go to class 😂😂😂🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦

It was very apparent when he spoke that he was not highly educated.

12:40 LOL! parking at a disabled parking doesn't help the man's situation!!!

University of CMIYC(Catch me if you can)

i lost it when the "therapist" goes "Life is like a Lasagna"

This is what happens when you charge people a small fortune for education.

I had this teacher at Seneca. I was also thinking If could get my money back. I had him twice for computer courses. He was an ok teacher. Those heavily struggling with the course did seem to find it hard to get help from him. IMO he was organized and gave specific instructions for everything. Due to being a bit on the serious side, I guess students caught a bad vibe from him and focused on all the bad things. I thought he was good and accommodating. He gave lots of bonuses and chances to earn more marks than normal. However I am deeply disappointed and insulted that he used false credentials to teach. Even if his degree was not a factor in the hiring decision. If he doesn't get fired. I may not stay with Seneca. As an institution that teaches the principles of business ethics, keeping this professor would be a serious insult to every student who has rightfully earned their degree and the teachers who worked their asses off to get their job. There are teachers of every corner of the world and yet they still managed to get a job without false credentials, or ... did they...There shouldn't be any tolerance.

Imagine seeing your counselor on this episode

Plot twist: The host of the show also bought her diploma online.....

The cringe worthy acting by the hosts is just too much. Can you just be real?

Unbelievable - University of Toronto doesn’t vet their own staff??? Seriously? Charging outrageous student fees?

If I were the fraudulent psychologist in that first example (4:00), I would at least school myself after getting the degree.

As a holder of a PhD from a legit university, this depresses me I got my degree from Clown University as a professional clown lol

Not surprised by Seneca at all. Teachers there barely spoke English.

I work 2 sides job as a waiter for paying my collage tuition and take carrying my dad who have stroke and knowing this huge fraud makes me ill internally.. how come ? Why ? 😡

This is what happens when degrees are overated...

I really appreciate the investigative journalism you guys do!

Why am I working full time and spending tens of thousands of dollars to send myself through university if I can just spend a couple thousand for a bachelor's degree?

Human ressources employees from these places should be also be interviewed. They should know better before hiring someone especially in teaching.

I bet that psychotherapist didn't even get a degree in the University of the Philippines. That university stands for Honor and Excellence above all.

There's a reason I don't take someone's degree seriously on face value. This is why.

Ok, so do these institutions and workplaces not look up these universities they have never heard of before hiring a client???

11:09 Of all eye colours for a supposed aspiring Syrian wife, he picked purple.

Makes you think about the students these "professionals" have been teaching coursework to, their own degrees are tarnished in some way now too along with the university's reputation.

Life is so unfair! I studied so HARD and spent YEARS for my 3 degrees, and people are getting degrees in one day? Wow!!!

On a different note, what about people who have gone to a reputable university, yet still aren't competent?

Should I check all my professors/teachers degrees now?

I know a guy, a senior (and I mean senior) executive at a billion dollar company and he has a degree from Almeda.

lmao that second dude, had U.S air force cap, and a USMC shirt, i bet he says he served in the army

I am thoroughly impressed with this investigation. Well done!