The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason. - T. S. Eliot
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People that get caught cheating get decertified; people that sell, resell, administer, or distribute braindumps get shutdown; and the proxy test-takers get banned from all test centers and their websites get shutdown. If caught in the act of taking a certification test by proxy, the gunmen are arrested and subject to local laws. If the test center is found to be working in conjunction with the gunmen, the test center is shutdown until ownership can be transferred to a more trustworthy party.
Our interest in the information presented below lead us to asking more questions. With the right questions being raised, we were able to get this information for the public. What we are hoping to gain by publicizing this information is acknowledgement from the community that cheating is risky and not worth the cost of your certifications.
Here are some interesting facts that many people don't know about when it comes to IT Certifications.
- When you send emails to , those emails don't get ignored.
- Microsoft sends out letters on a regular basis to individuals in the IT Community requesting they stop using braindumps.
- Microsoft also sends out Cease & Desist Orders to companies and websites requesting that they stop selling braindumps.
- AND, they send Cease & Desist Orders to Internet Service Providers requesting the shutdown of a website because of illegal activities (usually "Hired Gunmen").
Please, if you KNOW you're using Braindumps, stop and think about what it could cost you. You're not only risking your current certifications, you're risking ALL of your certifications. You also run the risk of being banned from ever getting certified again.
If you're not sure what a braindump is, then read what we have to say about them on our braindumps page.
If you'd like to know about the Study Guide you're currently using to prepare for your next exam, then you can use our CertSearch to find out. This search will provide you with instant answers on just about any Practice Test Provider. If we don't have them listed, then we are at least working on getting them listed for you.
Every month we will get you the lastest numbers from Microsoft on the number of certifications revoked, the number of sites shutdown, and the number of test centers shutdown.
| Month & Year | Banned or Shutdown | Monthly Totals | |||
| Test Centers | Cheaters | Dump Sites | Gunmen Sites | ||
| June 2007 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| July 2007 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| August 2007 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| NOTE: |
4 candidates were banned for life for submitting fake score reports (all from India) 2 candidates were banned for 1 year for cheating during the exam. |
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| September 2007 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| October 2007 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| November 2007 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| NOTE: |
1 takedown of an eBay site that was selling Microsoft exams 12 candidates who took exams in November will have their scores invalidated because of a security issue at the testing center. |
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| December 2007 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| January 2008 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| February 2008 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| March 2008 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| April 2008 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| May 2008 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| NOTE: | - = We have made numerous attempts at acquiring these numbers from Microsoft and have been unsuccessful. We presume Microsoft is still working on shutting down these cheaters but cannot confirm that. We will continue to try to get these numbers, but cannot guarantee it. | ||||
| Totals= | 8 | 54 | 7 | 7 | 76 |




