Han news: Chinese student in Japan arrested for organizing large-scale TOEIC exam cheating, over 800 people's scores invalidated
Han news reported on July 9 that a Chinese student studying in Japan was arrested by Japanese police for suspected organization of large-scale International Communication English Test (TOEIC) cheating. The suspect, Wang Mo (27 years old, a graduate student at Kyoto University), was arrested in May in the Hachioji district of Tokyo. He was found using electronic devices such as microphones hidden in masks and "smart glasses" to transmit answers to other examinees. According to an investigation by the International Business Communication Association (IIBC), which manages the TOEIC exams in Japan, a total of 803 Chinese examinees had registration addresses identical to or only slightly different from Wang Mo's since May 2023. The association pointed out, "This is clearly an operational strategy using the address-based assignment rules of the test centers," confirming that these examinees received Wang's answers in the examination hall. IIBC has declared all previous scores of the 803 Chinese examinees involved invalid and banned them from taking the exam for the next five years. IIBC had previously reported to the police due to "abnormal number of Chinese examinees, multiple people scoring 900 points (out of a maximum of 990 points), low Chinese conversations in the examination hall, and the same person taking the exam multiple times." Japanese police investigations showed that Wang Mo claimed he received a Chinese message "you can get money just by going to the test center" last winter and participated in the cheating. Police suspect there is a Chinese gang behind this case.
Original: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1837206624950409/
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