A BBC London investigation has uncovered a scam by a group calling itself the “Irish International University” (iiuedu.ie). It has been operating in the UK for a number of years, targeting foreign students and at one stage claimed to have a campus in Dublin.
The Malaysian group, registered as a business in Switzerland, which apparently has 5000 students worldwide and thousands of graduates have been offering worthless degrees to students who have been led to believe this “university” is an approved accredited institution.
The Department of Education here is certainly aware of this crowd, having being contacted during the BBC’s investigations, and as far as I know the Irish Government have requested that the Malaysian Government shut this group down. As their website is still up and running you have to assume there are some students out there still being conned out of their hard earned cash.
Cunts. I really hate scammers.
The moral of the story, prospective foreign students, is double and triple check the credentials of any such institution before handing over your cash! Don’t be conned by false titles and fancy website photos!
wow, that is amazing. Good thing they got caught. It is unbelievable what people will do for money. Great blog by the way.
They got caught but are still operating as far as I know.
Thanks and welcome to the site Tia!!