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Social media companies need to do more to "shut down" scammers selling fake GCSE and A-level papers to students, say exam boards. TikTok and Instagram have said they do not allow the sale of exam ...

A 15-year-old GCSE student, who asked to remain anonymous, told the BBC: “Anywhere north of £500 for a paper was the typical offer from multiple accounts for one exam paper.”

Exam boards say it’s extremely rare for genuine papers to be leaked (Picture: Getty) Scammers are using social media to try and swindle pupils out of hundreds of pounds for fake exam papers.

In 2019, exam board Edexcel apologised after part of an A-level maths paper was shared on social media the day before the exam. But legitimate leaks are rare - and fraudulent accounts on social ...

Meta and TikTok have been urged to crack down on fake GCSE and A-level papers sold on social media. Exam boards ... Lloyds is calling for large tech companies to be forced to invest in fraud ...

Accounts claiming to sell exam papers are ‘almost always scams’, the regulator warned . ... AS and A-level examinations which included students in 2023, up from 4,105 in 2022.

Currently teams of analysts at exam boards scour social media sites to look for scammers and report any fraudulent accounts, but they can only report the incidents in the same way as any other ...

Detectives from the Met police launched an investigation after being informed by exam board Pearson on Friday that an exam paper for its Edexcel C4 A-level maths was being sold online. ... They have since arrested two men, aged 20 and 22, on suspicion of possession of articles used for fraud. Both men have since been released under ...

Exam regulator Ofqual has warned that any students caught cheating could be banned from taking their exams. Students are paying "ridiculous prices" for these papers, with some paying up to £900. BBC News posed as a GCSE student and contacted two separate Instagram accounts claiming to sell exam papers, but the transaction was blocked.

For years, hoaxers have targeted desperate and vulnerable GCSE and A Level exam candidates. Last year, The Guardian reported that a seller offered to leak AQA’s 2020 GCSE Biology paper 2, complete with the mark scheme. Papers from other exam boards were also on offer. The sale of fake exam papers has caught the attention of concerned parents.

Ofqual data released in December 2022 showed that there were 4,895 cases of malpractice during GCSEs, AS and A-level examinations, including students in 2023, up from 4,105 in 2022.

Police in Britain are investigating multiple incidents in which national exam papers for school-leavers were stolen by hackers and sold online to students seeking to cheat on their tests. ... “We are currently investigating an allegation of fraud and computer misuse involving a data breach at AQA, whose main office is based at the University ...

There have been a small number of well publicised leaks of AS/A level exam papers in recent years. Some have been accidental e.g. where a centre thought they were old papers and packets of exam papers were mistakenly distributed for revision. Some have been deliberate and have led to criminal prosecutions and disqualification of a number of ...

Accounts claiming to sell this year’s exam papers are almost always scams. Students should report these accounts to teachers.” Rise in GCSE and A-level exam cheating. Ofqual data, released in December last year, showed there were 4,895 cases of malpractice involving students during GCSE, AS- and A-level examinations in 2023, up from 4,105 ...

With summer GCSE, AS and A level exams under way, Ofqual is today (20 May) reminding teachers, schools, parents and students about the importance of reporting any evidence or suspicions of ...

Such scams are becoming more popular, with fraudsters charging between £7.50 and £4,000 per paper, according to the BBC. The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), which represents the eight biggest exam boards, told The Independent: “There has been an increase in the number of social media accounts falsely claiming to sell genuine exam ...

Once again, exam paper leaks for A-Level exams are very rare. In the same way as for GCSEs, there are still many scams that will try to sell you a leaked paper, despite not having access to one themselves. Despite this, in 2019, an A-Level exam paper actually was leaked.

GCSE and A-level students warned over fake exam papers for sale on social media. Exams regulator Ofqual says hoaxers are trying to sell fake papers to children - they are now urging youngsters ...

Fake GCSE and A-level exam papers sold on Instagram and TikTok. Last reviewed on 5 June 2023. Ref: 46668 Scams are becoming more common, with fraudsters charging up to £4,000 per paper, exam boards warn. View full article. Start getting our trusted advice ...

The exam board AQA identified students who had “full access” to the chemistry paper 2 test after it was leaked online, confirming that the pupils had been disqualified and the theft had been ...