Validential

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@Johann, they're either copycats or geniuses at work I tell you... it's all marketing gimmicks... An example is similar to this, a coffee shop opens right next to a very busy coffee shop and there are no other ones in the next few blocks.  I was looking at the websites they own, the name is just 1 or letters off, so many people will get confused on which website to use.  They're funneling these prospective "buyers" into their site instead and taking the other persons market share...

 Again, how is that smart? Evil hucksters have done it for years. You clone your site under names close to known high-traffic sites - to reel in people who accidentally make typos or spelling errors. That's not "smart". It's DEFINITELY not genius. It's dishonest, deceptive, and as Flelm notes, illegal in the US - but who ever goes after these CROOKS? 

Coming, as it does, from someone in the IT field, this is a funny definition of "smart" or "genius."  And as far as Validential goes, I think I'll try 'em. I'll send them my Mongolian driver's license. I'm betting it comes back equivalent to an RA Master's, at least.

Thank you.

I suppose you could say that if a person commits a crime they hurt society and in so doing harm themselves.  That doesn't sound smart, to hurt yourself.  On the other hand, I suppose you could say that if a criminal consistently evades prosecution then they are likely to be pretty smart.  They might also be immoral but that's another thing altogether, isn't it?  I'm guessing that there's some random Axact executive behind Validential.  It's simply the corruption of another link in the higher ed pipeline.  Once upon a time it was the corruption of the accreditation function with fake accreditors popping up everywhere.  It's still pretty easy to find that as well.  How about the World Certification Institute?
Accreditation | Selinus University (uniselinus.education)
In any case, there's hardly any doubt about Validential.  Smart and criminal.  We'll see how long the site stays up.