{"id":52536,"date":"2024-10-14T16:11:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=52536"},"modified":"2024-10-14T16:20:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:20:41","slug":"scam-alert-hec-warns-against-scammers-offering-degree-attestation-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/scam-alert-hec-warns-against-scammers-offering-degree-attestation-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Scam alert: HEC warns against scammers offering degree attestation services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/honhaar-scholarship-program-check-eligibility-criteria-application-process-in-detail\/\">Higher Education Commission<\/a> (HEC) has issued a public alert warning against fraudulent activities by imposters claiming affiliation with the organization.<\/p>\n<p>These scammers are making fake calls to extract personal information for the attestation or <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pakistan-introduces-new-verification-system-to-crackdown-fake-medical-visas\/\">re-verification<\/a> of academic documents, demanding hefty fees for degree verification services that exceed the standard HEC charges.<\/p>\n<p>To avoid falling victim to these scams, remember that HEC does not authorize any representatives or agents to handle attestation services. They also don&#8217;t make direct calls or contact individuals for these services.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/university-of-karachi-awards-prestigious-honorary-degree-to-dr-zakir-naik\/\">How to Verify Degrees Safely<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Use the Official HEC Attestation Portal: Visit their portal to verify your degrees.<\/li>\n<li>HEC Website: You can also check the HEC website at (\u00a0www.hec.gov.pk.) for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/tired-of-spammers-whatsapp-allows-you-to-mute-unknown-callers\/\">Reporting Scam Calls<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Telecom Operators: Report scam calls to your telecom operator.<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA): Lodge a complaint through their website (www.pta.gov.pk) or call the toll-free number 0800-55055.<\/li>\n<li>State Bank of Pakistan: If you&#8217;ve been a victim of financial fraud, contact them at cpd.helpdesk@sbp.org.pk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay cautious and avoid sharing personal information with unauthorized persons or through fake online platforms. Always verify the authenticity of services before proceeding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has issued a public alert warning against fraudulent activities by imposters claiming affiliation with the organization. These scammers are making fake calls to extract personal information for the attestation or re-verification of academic documents, demanding hefty fees for degree verification services that exceed the standard HEC charges. To avoid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":52540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[22988,22987,22989],"class_list":["post-52536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-hec-degree-attestation","tag-higher-education-commission-hec","tag-how-to-verify-degrees-safely"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52536"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52544,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52536\/revisions\/52544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}