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Someone tried to steal my GMAT score...and got caught by GMAC.

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Someone tried to steal my GMAT score...and got caught by GMAC. [#permalink] New post   03 Nov 2023, 09:28
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A sincere thank you to GMAC test security for informing me of this situation.

That said, I see no need to redact these identification numbers—as they have been public information on my website for many years.

What's the lesson here? If you try to apply to an MBA program using someone else's GMAT score report / ID, then you will get caught.

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Someone tried to steal my GMAT score...and got caught by GMAC. [#permalink] New post   04 Nov 2023, 19:15
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Nuts!!!

Moving this to a better sub-forum.

If I understand this correctly someone grabbed your score report and doctored it with their name? They thought they could get away?

What a loser - they don’t understand how it works? 😂

PS. I am really curious how they got caught… a school can’t look up info based on appointment ID as far as I know… not sure.
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Re: Someone tried to steal my GMAT score...and got caught by GMAC. [#permalink] New post   05 Nov 2023, 03:02
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My toxic trait is actually believing I have the criminal genius to get away with this.

On a more serious note, I'm glad this was caught! Kudos to GMAC for stopping this and also informing you. Wouldn't have imagined committing score fraud was even possible. Can't fathom putting in all that effort to score well, only to have someone steal your score. New fear unlocked.
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Affiliations: Harvard University, A.B. with honors in Government, 2002
Posts: 1178
Own Kudos [?]: 2414 [0]
Given Kudos: 272
Location: United States (CO)
Age: 44
GMAT 1: 770 Q47 V48
GMAT 2: 730 Q44 V47
GMAT 3: 750 Q50 V42
GMAT 4: 730 Q48 V42 (Online)
GRE 1: Q168 V169

GRE 2: Q170 V170
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Someone tried to steal my GMAT score...and got caught by GMAC. [#permalink] New post   05 Nov 2023, 06:46
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All I know is what GMAC told me in the attached image / letter:

"We are personally reaching out to you regarding a fraudulent score report that was submitted to our department for investigation. This fake score report contained your GMAT ID XXXX and your Appointment ID XXXX. We suspect this person stole this information from your website mcelroytutoring.com and created a bogus "Official Score Report" to pass off as their own."

"We want you to be able to share your success on your website. To prevent fraud, we recommend obscuring your GMAT ID, Appointment ID, and any other sensitive data. We also want to reassure you that we have taken measures against the perpetrator."

Obviously, whatever strategy this person tried didn't work!

Yes—it's bizarre that someone would even try to steal a GMAT tutor's publicly available, 6-year old GMAT score, but it's also satisfying to know that GMAC test security is doing its job, and has "taken measures against the perpetrator."
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