Exam board chief warns fraudsters are selling fake GCSE papers for up to £900 trends now
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Social media fraudsters are doing a roaring trade selling bogus exam papers to 'desperate' students, an investigation has found.
Pupils are shelling out hundreds of pounds for GCSE and A-Level papers on TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat.
But after sending payment, the scam accounts often sent nothing back and refuse to answer further messages.
Exam boards routinely scour social media for fraudulent profiles and ask the platforms to take them down.
They warn it is an increasing issue, likening it to 'digital whack-a-mole', with accounts taken down just reappearing again under different names.
A GCSE pupil told how fellow students were paying 'ridiculous prices' for exam papers, revealing how peers had paid up to £900.
Pupils are shelling out hundreds of pounds for GCSE and A-Level papers on TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat. But after sending payment, the scam accounts often sent nothing back and refused to answer further messages
A GCSE pupil told how fellow students were paying 'ridiculous prices' for exam papers, revealing how peers had paid up to £900
She told BBC News: 'The people who buy from these accounts are your most desperate students. 'These accounts are actually
