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That is the information on the Foreign Language Exam Proxy Service fanpage. This place commits that students will achieve a minimum TOEIC score of 450 points and IELTS 4.5.
Guaranteed pass, fail, money back
To be able to get the B2 certificate, the person from this site has advised on the exam support process. Accordingly, this unit will first register the exam schedule for the customer and register an additional person to take the exam, then arrange for the two people to sit next to each other in the exam room.
"We will register for both of you to take the test on the computer. On the test day, you still have to be present at the test site as usual, but you don't have to do the test. Our students will do the test for you. For example, you sit at computer number 1, our students sit at computer number 2... After the camera recording process is finished, our supervisor will remind the two of you that you are sitting in the wrong position and then switch positions.
At that time, you will sit at the student's computer, and the student will sit at your computer and do the exercises for you.
This process is very confidential and safe. Regarding payment of costs and exam fees, you will pay after receiving the certificate" - this page advises.
We ask the question of how to take the speaking test, how to take the test for someone else? This page suggests a phone number for direct consultation.
A person named Ta Anh Duc called to continue consulting about the speaking test process and costs. This person said that it is impossible to arrange for someone to take the speaking test for you. However, they will support 4 questions with answers, ensuring that they are on the correct topic of the speaking test.
"When entering the exam room, because the invigilator is one of our people, we allow students to bring in 4 prepared essays. Students just look at them and speak," this person advised.
We only accept online exam registration and payment through the school account, there is no form of registration or fee collection through a third party.
Mrs. KHUAT THI NGOC
Continuously asking for payment like... MLM
From the advertisement of Remi International English - supporting IELTS TOEIC PTE VSTEP quickly - on social networks, Mr. T. (in Ho Chi Minh City) contacted and was consulted by a person named Ho Quang Dat. The total cost is 8 million VND, taking the test on September 21 at Van Lang University.
After Mr. T. provided personal information and transferred the registration fee deposit of 3.6 million VND, Dat sent him a commitment with the red stamp of IIG Vietnam.
In this commitment, the person named Dat stated that his working unit was IIG Center No. 28 Mai Chi Tho, An Phu, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City.
After completing the VSTEP B2 exam, Mr./Ms. T. must pay the remaining amount of 4.4 million VND.
However, that is not the final cost. The commitment also states: "Due to the issue of information security between the student and the backdoor supporter, we require Mr. T. to deposit 10 million VND on September 17 to keep the information of both parties confidential. We will keep this amount until the exam is completed on September 21 and then return it."
Below the commitment is the red seal of IIG Vietnam and the name of Mr. Ho Quang Dat. It is worth mentioning that the seal of IIG Vietnam in this commitment also has the words "Ministry of Education and Training" like the seals of universities.
Mr. T. paid a total of 13.6 million VND into account number 318,621,591 at MB bank, account name is IIG Service Company Limited.
On September 19, Dat texted T. saying that the examiner asked him to pay 5 million VND to keep the speaking test questions confidential and that he would return the money after the test. T. did not agree and asked for a refund.
At this time, Dat introduced T. to a person named Hanh, who was said to be the center's accountant. All the exchanges were made via Zalo and Facebook messenger, there was no direct meeting outside or at the center's headquarters.
A person named Hanh asked T. to provide proof of payment. After checking and confirming that the amount T. paid was 13.6 million VND, Hanh said that according to the center's regulations, students who want a refund must pay a verification fee equal to 50% of the total amount paid.
Accordingly, T. must pay an additional 6.8 million VND. After T. pays the verification fee, the center will return the total amount to T. of 20.4 million VND.
Mr. T. realized this was a scam, did not pay more money and told Hanh that he would report it to the police. Hanh then turned around and said to T.: "You went through the back door and still do that, report it for me. As for your file, I will report it to the inspector to handle. I have been an accountant for 5-7 years and have never been afraid of anyone!"
Cheat
We contacted Remi English. Over the phone, a person from the center named Tra My said that they were completely unrelated to the foreign language certificate exam support activities as the information we provided.
The person then said he was busy and hung up.
Meanwhile, looking at the commitment Ho Quang Dat sent to Mr. T., Ms. Le Thi Thanh Thuy, director of IIG Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City, immediately confirmed that this was a scam because IIG does not have such a service.
According to Ms. Thuy, just looking at the seal, you can tell it is a fake seal. IIG Vietnam only organizes international English certificate exams, there is no VSTEP (Vietnam's 6-level foreign language proficiency framework), so it cannot commit to customers about B2.
"Many people who have been scammed like this have come to IIG Vietnam to report and verify. We have also reported the information to the police for them to work on," said Ms. Thuy.
With the same assessment, Ms. Khuat Thi Ngoc, Deputy Director of the English Testing Center of Van Lang University, affirmed that the current VSTEP exam process cannot be subject to fraud as advised. They say so to deceive.
"We recently discovered a case of using fake documents to take the exam and reported it to the police. However, VSTEP exam fraud is not uncommon," said Ms. Ngoc.
Organize the exam strictly and rigorously
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Nga, Director of the Center for Training and Assessment of Foreign Language and Information Technology Proficiency at Ho Chi Minh City Banking University, said that the English proficiency test according to the 6-level foreign language proficiency framework for Vietnam (VSTEP) is organized by the ministry, and the school is only a member of the council.
The exam is organized very strictly, with police and security cameras monitoring the entire exam process. The exam is on a computer, candidates sit at their own computer and do not change during the exam.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bay-bao-dau-thi-chung-chi-tieng-anh-20240922220142956.htm
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