Are your institution's diplomas and transcripts for sale? Counterfeit Diplomas and Transcripts gives educators the tools needed to aggressively protect the legitimacy of their documents, while helping employers evaluate credentials of new hires. Researched and authored by Allen Ezell as part of an AACRAO initiative, Counterfeit Diplomas and Transcripts introduces readers to the security printing methods and online marketing techniques used by counterfeiters worldwide, arming campus officials and employers for the intricacies of recognizing and handling counterfeit academic documents.

In this publication, Ezell explores existing state and federal statutes that may provide relief against injury when institutions and employers become third party victims in Internet arrangements between buyers and document counterfeiters. In addition, he suggests steps admissions professionals and employers can take when a document is determined to be questionable, as well as how to preserve evidence regarding counterfeit documents that have been submitted to your organization.