But an as-yet unqualified accounting wannabe. For those who don’t know, CPA is an American term which stands for Certified Public Accountant and is the statutory title for, ‘qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the “Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination” and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA’ (Wikipedia). This advert appeared on the giant US classifieds site Craigslist:

I need someone to take CPA Ethics test for me
Date: 2002-01-03, 10:08PM PST

Local CPA candidate has no time to study; will PAY you to take the ethics exam for me! Serious replies, only. You must have passed test in California within last two years.

PostingID: 2530187

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