XPost: alt.certification.cisco, comp.sys.sun, microsoft.public.certification   
   From: Bernie@weekend.com   
      
   On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:50:43 GMT, "Jim Kennedy"   
    wrote:   
      
   >I received a Spam the other day offering the opportunity to get valid certs   
   >for MS, Cisco, Oracle, Sun, and Comptia.  Basically, you paid for the exam   
   >and then $150 to $500 for the guarantee you would pass. They would have   
   >someone take the exam for you at their own testing center. (in India)  I   
   >view this whole thing as unethical.   
      
   I doubt if you paid it that you would ever see the certification.  It   
   sounds more like a good 'ol fashioned scam than a ethical problem.   
   Scams originating from foreign soil are proliferating because they are   
   so difficult to prevent or prosecute.   
      
   >I don't want to debate the value of certifications.  Does anyone know anyone   
   >in those organizations that I can contact with this information?   
      
   Probably the FBI.  If it is a scam like I suspect, that is who you   
   need to contact.  If they are actually delivering certifications, then   
   you should contact the respective vendors.   
      
   >(Of course,   
   >after I become a fully certified MS Engineer, Oracle Master, Cisco Engineer,   
   >Sun Administrator... Should only take a month and $1,200 I wonder if they   
   >take Visa...)   
      
      
   --Bernie   
      
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