Forged Certificate

Forged certs for a fee

BY ONG YEE TING

PENANG: There’s a price for everything – even good academic results.

For as little as RM300, grades on examination certificates can be changed on “reprints” to “upgrade” oneself to a top student.

A check by The Star here found that several printing firms offer such “special services” to duplicate certificates and duly change the grades of examination results – for the right fee.

It could be the results for the PMR, SPM or those attained in colleges or universities but these firms would only extend such services through recommendation.

The charges range from RM300 for simple duplication of certificates to as much as RM4,000, depending on the complexity of the design of the document and the changes that need to be made.

This reporter went undercover as a student, approached a printing firm worker and was asked: “Who recommended you to come here?”

When told that several shops had turned down the request to tamper with examination results, the man relented. “How many certificates do you want?”

“You have to bring your certificate before I can quote you a price. If it comes with a wax seal, it would cost a few thousand dollars as we have to get the mould done,” he said.

He said the price would also depend on the paper quality.

These printing firms were also found to have adopted their own set of “guidelines” and “ethics” – they would not make any changes to results of courses related to medicine and pharmacy.

One printing firm worker said that they would not do it if it was to give someone a medical doctor's qualification.

“We don’t want you to be a killer doctor,” he said.

Another printing firm said they would not reprint more than two copies of the certificates.

thestar online

Read the 2nd last line... no killer doctor......errr.... duplicating with ethics.

So, law degree.... quite safe to duplicate certificates... name built based on reputation, not certificates thou....

but if there's dumb people come and look for dumb lawyer who graduated with a forged certificate, and dumb lawyer cannot help and dumb client is charged. then isn't this ruining others life as well?

err.. what about engineers or architects? they design and oversee the construction of building....

oh, what about teachers? hahaha.... UPSR result just released and there was reported 100% failure in one of the primary school (100% failure shocks leaders). blame it on teacher or students? 100% failed eh.......

hmm.... maybe i've been thinking too much...