I spoke with a man at the Employment Development Department many years ago. He relayed to me that it was a well known fact that many people from overseas would cheat on the NCLEX by having ringers take the test for them. This was in the days of the paper and pencil test. I was a little naive at the time so it surprised me to hear him talk so openly about this subject. But after I had been on the job for some time and saw what some nurses do, it didn't surprise me that some would cheat to get their nursing license.