Associated Press: Online University that Gave Cat Diploma Sued for Fraud
   An online university that supposedly granted a graduate degree in business to a pet cat was sued Monday for consumer fraud by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.
   http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-12062004-412330.html

Avoid Fake-Degree Burns By Researching Academic Credentials
   US Federal Trade Commission advice on identifying legitimate schools and assessing a job applicant's claimed academic credentials.
   http://ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/diplomamills.htm

Degree.net - Diploma Mills
   Gives information on how diploma mills operate. Includes a list of the ways that consumers and employers are victimized.
   http://www.degree.net/html/diploma_mills.html

Diploma Mills
   Information on diploma mills from the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization. Includes a list of institutions which are known to be diploma mills.
   http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/diploma_mill.html

Diploma Mills: Fraud in Higher Education
   Gives information on the history and operating methods of diploma mills. It also defines terms and offers related links.
   http://www.degreeinfo.com/article24_1.html

General Delivery University
   This is a parody site which shows how easy it is to set up a diploma mill. Includes course catalog and the ability to download a diploma.
   http://www.bandersnatch.com/gduedu.htm

How to Recognize Bogus Diploma Mill Schools
   Offers advice to military personnel on recognizing the providers of fake degrees.
   http://www.dcmilitary.com/dcmilitary_archives/stories/101503/25741-1.shtml

Is the Internet Becoming a Haven for Diploma Mills?
   Alert from the Better Business Bureau on the problems that diploma mills pose to consumers.
   http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=185

Ivory Tower Ripoffs - Information about Diploma Mills
   Provides information about the history of diploma mills, what to look out for, as well as links to additional information.
   http://www.elearners.com/resources/diploma-mills.asp

Position Paper on Diploma Mills
   The National Council Against Health Fraud provides this summary of diploma mills and why they are bad for the nutrition industry.
   http://www.ncahf.org/pp/dipmill.html

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Is the Internet Becoming a Bonanza for Diploma Mills?
   Article which examines how the Web has made it easy for diploma mills to operate.
   http://chronicle.com/data/articles.dir/art-44.dir/issue-17.dir/17a02201.htm

USATODAY.com - Diploma Mills Insert Degree of Fraud into Job Market
   Article which examines the problems caused by diploma mills. It also shows how hard it is to combat the bogus degree providers.
   http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2003-09-28-fakedegrees_x.htm

Wired News: Down by the Diploma Mills Stream
   Anyone can purchase a bachelor's or master's degree for the bargain price of several thousand dollars.
   http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54596,00.html

Wired News: Phony Degrees a Hot Net Scam
   Diploma mills are proliferating.
   http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,35068,00.html