Yippee!!!No Bachelor's yet but - I have been nominated for a PhD!!

Okay this is it. I got this message in my spam folder. It cracked me a little to know that I could be nominated by some faceless individual(s) for a ph.D even without knwing anything about my educational background. It surprises me that these guys knew my full (God given) names and they inserted my names all through the email. Find below the message and please congratulate me because I will soon get to add the DOCTOR title to my name.

FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME, LAST NAME, you have been nominated for PhD Program at a leading US University

Dear MY FULL NAME WAS HERE,

Honoring Exceptional Individuals Foundation (HEIFoundation) has been recognizing & acknowledging individuals since past 25 years. During these years, we have been successful in nominating working adults for exponential career growth and academic progress by referring them to Top-Notch Universities based on their achievements or unmatched experience in their respective fields.

For a limited time period ending Feb 28, 2014; we are nominating exceptional individuals for a PhD Program at one of the top US Universities.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria for the PhD Program:
Minimum Age: 30 years and above
Successful completion of Master's Program;
Satisfactory progress in any conducted research.
Note: Individuals with working experience of more than 2 years, in respective field, can also apply.

Key Benefits:
On successful completion of your PhD Program you are entitled to receive the following:

Authority Letter: allowing you to use the prestigious Dr. Title with your name (e.g. Dr. First, middle, last name) once you have graduated
Approval Letter: to join one of the universities on our panel as Faculty member and Earn an average of $100,000 per annum.
The processing fee for the PhD Program normally ranges between $750 and $1000, based on the applicant's portfolio. To show your interest as a potential applicant, you may reply to this email with the following:
1) Full Name
2) Phone Number
3) Updated Resume/CV

If you have any queries or concerns you may contact us by replying to this email. Since there are Limited Seats, preference will be given to first 50 applicants.

Regards,
Nomination Office
HEIFoundation

 

There's another thread on this. As I'm sure you know, Saharapost, this is completely bogus. I cruised the site and they use the sort of English I'm used to from a certain prolific Pakistani mill-meister in Karachi, who has 40-odd "schools" and several spurious "accreditors" in his stable. Here's the other thread.

http://www.degreeinfo.com/accreditation-discussions-ra-detc-state-approval-unaccredited-schools/47874-heifoundation.html

The site was concocted in 2010, IIRC and is hidden behind a privacy screen. Nowhere do they tell you which universities give you the Doctoral "degrees" but I think, if divulged, I could probably match them to my mill-list.

Best remark in the thread - from Nosborne48: Processing fee? (Hysterical giggles) :smile:

Johann