Buy the title of "Best Mayor" or "Manager of the Year" can be for several thousand pounds sterling.

A Ukrainian businessman sells fake awards and insignia for millions of pounds sterling, using the reputation of Oxford University. This is written by the British edition of The Times, the European truth.

According to the publication, an organization called the "European Business Assembly" (EBA) on behalf of Oxford sold such prizes as "International Socrates Award" and "Queen Victoria's Memorial Prize" for up to 9,300 pounds sterling for each award.

The European Business Assembly has been operating since the early 2000s. Awards are presented by John Netting, former lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, which is a separate institute. He is considered to be the general director of the company.

The company was founded by the Ukrainian Anton Savvov, his son Ivan studied at the John Netting Institute.

The company uses photos of Oxford colleges in its advertising, copies the font of the university in its logo and claims that it offers visitors access to "exclusive lectures from Oxford University".

Former employees of the company told that they contacted business representatives mostly from developing countries, through mass e-mail, and informed them that they were nominated for a prize.

Those who expressed an interest were offered to pay a few thousand pounds to cover administrative expenses and receive a five-year license to "use the brand awards for public and marketing purposes".

"We were asked to focus on those regions where people can buy. Middle East, Eastern Europe and Russia. Where is still the idea that money buys such differences, "- said one of the former employees of EVA.

The awards are presented at ceremonies held at the Oxford City Hall, the Institute of Directors in London and elsewhere in Europe. Any company can rent the halls for events in these places.

"European Business Association" also sells membership in organizations that are called the Academic Union and the International Leaders Club.

Dozens of civil servants received EVA awards.

In some cases, taxpayers' money was used to purchase premiums. Mayors of two Portuguese cities, Fernando Roissy and Jose Maria da cun Costa, purchased the difference of "Best Cities" in 2013 for budgetary funds. Roissy is now a member of the European Parliament.

Last year, Governor-General of the Port Authority and the harbor of Ghana received the "Manager of the Year" and "Best Enterprise" awards, a few months before he was dismissed after allegations of bribery, corruption and nepotism.