The relationship between admissions fraud and contract cheating has been conceptualised as part of a single ecosystem of academic fraud, but there are few case studies on this topic. In this chapter we address the gap in limited research by discussing a case study at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, that demonstrates how a large-scale investigation established the link between admissions fraud and contract cheating from an investigator’s perspective. The UNSW experience indicates that the connection between contract cheating and admissions fraud is strong. The case study will showcase a procedure-driven, investigative approach to detection of a large cluster of admissions fraud and its relationship to contract cheating. Our investigation, triggered by an allegation of admissions fraud, uncovered a group of 43 international students who were admitted to UNSW between 2017 and 2019 based on fraudulent documentation. Of these, 40 students enrolled at UNSW, with misconduct investigations proceeding against 36 students as 4 had already been permanently excluded due to contract cheating. The investigation resulted in findings of admissions fraud against all 36 students with a substantial proportion having engaged in contract cheating, resulting in permanent exclusion for the students involved. Recommendations stemming from the investigation include regulatory reforms to prevent academic fraud, incorporating back-to-source checks on admission documents in contract cheating investigations and likewise checks for contract cheating when investigating admissions fraud, and adoption of credentialing platforms for easy verification of qualification records to improve the integrity of the admissions process and protect the reputation of degrees and graduates, as well as protect the wider public.