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  • Jim Kennedy
    #1

    unethical spam to get certifications without studying

    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 don't want to debate the value of certifications. Does anyone know anyone
    in those organizations that I can contact with this information? (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...)


    --
    Jim Kennedy

    It is unnecessary to repeat the same old mistake when you can make so many
    interesting new ones. - Bertrand Russell


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    • Ray Higdon
      #2
      Re: unethical spam to get certifications without studying

      And I'm sure you could trust them with your Visa info.

      --
      Ray Higdon MCSE, MCDBA, CCNA
      ---
      "Jim Kennedy" <kennedy-downwithspammer sfamily@attbi.n etwrote in message
      news:CnxQb.1141 49$nt4.442681@a ttbi_s51...
      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 don't want to debate the value of certifications. Does anyone know
      anyone
      in those organizations that I can contact with this information? (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...)
      >
      >
      --
      Jim Kennedy
      >
      It is unnecessary to repeat the same old mistake when you can make so many
      interesting new ones. - Bertrand Russell
      >
      >

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        • Jim Kennedy
          #3
          Re: unethical spam to get certifications without studying


          "Ray Higdon" <sqlhigdon@nosp am.yahoo.comwro te in message
          news:%23Oam3wp4 DHA.2740@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..
          And I'm sure you could trust them with your Visa info.
          >
          --
          Ray Higdon MCSE, MCDBA, CCNA
          ---
          Oh, I'm sure they would use it! Chaching!
          Jim

          "Jim Kennedy" <kennedy-downwithspammer sfamily@attbi.n etwrote in message
          news:CnxQb.1141 49$nt4.442681@a ttbi_s51...
          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 don't want to debate the value of certifications. Does anyone know
          anyone
          in those organizations that I can contact with this information? (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...)


          --
          Jim Kennedy

          It is unnecessary to repeat the same old mistake when you can make so
          many
          interesting new ones. - Bertrand Russell
          >
          >

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            • Bernie
              #4
              Re: unethical spam to get certifications without studying

              On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:50:43 GMT, "Jim Kennedy"
              <kennedy-downwithspammer sfamily@attbi.n etwrote:
              >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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