They were con to , they were told u gonna get real uni degree , they axact even took online assessment tests etc to make them feel they are getting real degree , plus they were sold the pitch of a system existing that offers degree on basis of converting work exp into credit hours .I believe they have the record of the people who got their forged degrees/diplomas from there, now the cherry on top would be to arrest those people who are working based on those fake degrees God knows where, such company wouldn't have came into existence if people didnt had an appetite for fraud. Such people are equally responsible and culprits.
but yes those who were studying in real universities and used axact for having their thesis prepared are culprits , but it's very hard to catch them