bogus credentials
Invented professional history
Bogus credentials are false or fraudulent qualifications—fake degrees, fabricated work history, forged certifications.
The phrase appears in contexts of deception: He was fired after the company discovered his bogus credentials.
Someone with bogus credentials has misrepresented their background to gain employment, status, or trust they haven't legitimately earned.
- fakeNot the real thing
- fake IDFraudulent identity document
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
- diplomaAcademic completion document
fraud · counterfeit · scam · imposter · charlatan · quack · sham · fabricated · falsified · degree mill · paper mill · resume · work history · job application · lying · caught lying · deception · unqualified
- document frauddocument fraud, forged documents, fake documents, falsification, counterfeit documents
- impostureimpostor, impersonation, false pretenses, imposture, pretender
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