<p>Ditto what MrMom62 said. The expected value of successfully faking an EC is small, while the cost of discovery is guaranteed rejection and potential blacklisting at other schools. If I were your personal attorney, I would say you violated a canon of good lying, i.e., make the lie unassailable. Unfortunately (or fortunately), our digital age makes very few lies on applications unassailable. Also, on some level, you should want to feel that your accomplishments and degrees rest on a legitimate foundation.</p>