The Gleaner newspaper said during an undercover operation, one of its reporters contacted one of the scammers and purchased a grade one in the CXC’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics exam for J$12,000 (One Jamaica dollar = US$0.04 cents).

But in a statement, Jules warned buyers that the “presentation of these certificates could result in criminal charges being brought against the holders of the fraudulent results”.

 “Each participating territory has legislation in place to prosecute persons suspected of fraudulent activities in respect of CXC examinations,” he added.