On the 23rd of May 2011, Accredibase received a letter from Euclid University complaining that "erroneous information" concerning Euclid had been included in its database and that they were incorrectly listed as "unaccredited"

Since the launch of the Accredibase™ 2011 Report, Idaho lawmakers have approved a bill which will make it easier for the Board of Education to target bogus education providers operating in the state. Yesterday the “anti-diploma mill” bill was unanimously passed by the senate.

The 2011 annual Accredibase™ report into diploma and accreditation mill activity has revealed an astounding 48% increase worldwide in the number of known diploma and accreditation mills in the past year alone. As the Internet is the primary home for these bogus education and accreditation providers, little action is taken to stop them from helping unscrupulous candidates deceive unsuspecting employers. This year’s Accredibase™ report examines the current status of the diploma mill situation and considers what can be done to protect the public and businesses.

This recent case study highlights the importance of checking that unfamiliar credentials are not in fact fake degrees. The article focuses on two recent investigations by Verifile’s background screening team, where AccredibaseTM was used to successfully identify bogus degrees claimed by applicants to two of their City clients.

A new report published by Verifile Limited in January 2010 exposes a multi-billion dollar international fake diploma fraud. Alarmingly, the US was found to be the world’s fake college capital. The Report indicates that 810 diploma mills have already been identified in the US and many more still are under investigation.