Contract cheating refers to the practice where students outsource their assessments to third parties, such that the assignments or exams they submit are not their own work. The growth of online college degrees has created more opportunities for American students to outsource their schoolwork, resulting in a booming billion-dollar cheating industry centered in the East African country of Kenya. The country has become a hub for this activity for two simple reasons:

• Kenya is an English-speaking country with a good education system.
• There are often poor economic opportunities, particularly for young people.

Students who use these services expose themselves to potential extortion scams. After students pay for the service, the companies may demand more money under various pretexts. If students refuse, the companies threaten to expose the students’ cheating behavior to their universities or employers using information publicly available on social media or shared with them by students, including their login credentials.

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/online-education-cheating-business/