Authenticity

SOURCES

General sources of information on authenticity

• Brown, G. M., Fighting Credential Fraud. In: World Education News & Reviews, 2005.
  Link: http://www.wes.org/eWENR/05oct/feature.htm
• Kearny, R., Detecting Forged Credentials in a High Tech World. In: World Education News & Reviews, 1994.
  Link: http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/FBC_DetectForgedCredsFall94.pdf

Country specific sources for verifying certain documents

• Bangladesh: secondary school and higher secondary examination results: http://www.educationboardresults.gov.bd/;
• China: verification service for Chinese qualifications: http://www.vetassess.com.au/migrate_to_australia/verify_chinese_documents.cfm;
• Gambia (WAEC): http://www.waecgambia.org/resultchecker/;
• Ghana (WAEC): http://ghana.waecdirect.org/;
• India: http://www.cbse.nic.in/ and http://www.indiaresults.com/;
• Kenya (KNEC): http://www.www.knec.ac.ke;
• Nigeria:
  • WAEC: http://www.waecdirect.org;
  • NECO: http://www.mynecoexamns.com;
• Pakistan (HEC):
  • secondary and Intermediate Examination results can often be verified at the issuing institution’s website, e.g. BISE Lahore results: http://www.biselahore.com/;
  • for degree verification: http://www.hec.gov.pk/insidehec/divisions/QALI/DegreeAttestationEquivalence/DegreeAttestationServices/Pages/Default.aspx ;
  • verification for the University of the Punjab: http://pu.edu.pk/home/results/;
• Romania: http://www.ebacalaureat.ro/rezultate/;
• Sierra Leone (WAEC): http://www.waecsierra-leone.org/;
• South Africa:
  • South African Qualifications Authority: http://verisearch.octoplus.co.za/;
  • Department of basic education: www.education.gov.za (Matric Results section);
• Sweden: some universities issue transcripts with a code that can be checked on the universities’ website;
• Tanzania: 2009 ACSE results can be viewed on the Tanzania Examinations Council website: www.necta.go.tz;
• Moldova: verification service for Moldova qualifications: http://www.edu.gov.md/;
• Ukraine: verification service: www.osvita.net;

Country-specific sources for national format document samples

• France: http://www.education.gouv.fr/bo/2006/47/MENS0603037C.htm (university degrees only);
• Lithuania: www.aikos.smm.lt;
• Russia: http://www.russianenic.ru/rus/diplom.html;
• Ukraine: http://www.osvita.net/html.php?link=3.