"Turnkey diploma": why it is a forgery
"Turnkey diploma": why it is a forgery and why it is dangerous
You have followed an old address on this domain. It used to carry an ad promising to arrange a diploma "safely and to a high standard". The domain now hosts an independent reference on digital safety, and this address explains why such a "diploma" cannot be genuine, why it is dangerous for whoever pays for it, and how to verify an education document.
"Turnkey" in an ad like this means only one thing: you will be sold a blank form with no study, no exams and no register entry. It is not a document — it is evidence.
About this address
Archived address · no documents for sale
This address used to carry an ad for the sale of diplomas. The current reference is not affiliated with the former site and sells nothing: neither documents nor services for "arranging" them.
Other old addresses with similar ads, which external sites still link to, also lead here.
What the buyer risks
- Criminal liability for using a document known to be forged — when applying for a job, enrolling in a course or anywhere else
- Dismissal if the forgery comes to light during a document check, even years later
- Losing money: the seller may vanish after payment or send a blank that will not survive a check
- Blackmail: whoever sold the forgery knows about it and may demand money to keep quiet
- Leaked passport details and photos that the seller asks for "to prepare the paperwork"
How to verify a diploma
- In Russia, details of issued education documents are entered in the Federal Register of Education Documents (FRDO), kept by Rosobrnadzor
- Check a Russian document via the official Rosobrnadzor service, opening it yourself rather than via a link in an ad or email
- Send a request to the university named on the diploma: the institution can confirm whether it issued the document; outside Russia, this or the national authority is the way to verify
- Be wary if the details are not in the register and the holder cannot name any teachers, the topic of their final thesis or their dates of study
Related sections
Sources
- Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Arts. 159, 327)
- Rosobrnadzor — FRDO (Federal Register of Education Documents)
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