An education agency in Turkey has fired three of its employees after they were caught stealing between $50,000-60,000 from their Work and Travel students' tax returns, while others warn the number of students illegally claiming tax refunds is rising.

According to The Malaysian Insight, fake degrees from both local and international HEIs can be bought for as little as £2,200.

A fake university set up by the DHS in a bid to catch out visa overstayers could erode the confidence of genuine international students looking to study in the US.

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has banned 12 Vietnamese agents from submitting visa applications for six months over concerns of forgery and rising crime rates.

UK NARIC has launched a new initiative to combat fraud in academic credentials, through an agreement with The DataFlow Group, which specialises in document verification and immigration compliance.

The National Union of Students held an emergency organising meeting this week as many international students are still caught up in detentions and deportations from the TOEIC fraud scandal.

Tom Spurling and Amy Baker assess the situation of fraud, talking to students who have cheated the system, companies offering new admissions solutions, and an architect of a global initiative to give students secure ownership of their academic data.

For student data portability, the banking sector might hold the answer. Just ask yourself, did you ever encounter fake withdrawals from your bank account?