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Figure 68 is a calculation that illustrates the average cost to one international student who has
been defrauded by members of the IELTS consortium. This calculation refers to a student who
has completed a four-year bachelor’s Degree course, at median cost, at a Canadian university.
Figure 68
IELTS: Illustration Compensation ClaimThe trickle-down effects of IELTS examination fraud has a multiplier effect in those nations with
the largest immigration populations which have used IELTS services, such as India and China.
A quantification of funds collected by IELTS via extortion, racketeering and examination fraud is
the subject of a separate project. This project also aims to quantify the compensation liability
which IELTS owes its victims for negligence and tortious damages (see Jericho 2017, NP).