Student loan forgiveness scammers are already at work, experts say. How to spot them.
“Currently, most of the student loan forgiveness scams reported to BBB Scam Tracker are government impostors,” the bureau warned.
“Government agencies will never ask you to pay a fee to benefit from a free government program. Don’t let scammers persuade you otherwise,” BBB said. More
Scammers know people are desperate to get their loans forgiven, and they’ll often make fake forgiveness application sites in hopes of stealing people’s social security numbers, bank account info and cash. And because these people have absolutely no shame, these sites are often paired with urgent phone messages or emails trying to convince broke college grads it’s their last chance to apply.
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“Currently, most of the student loan forgiveness scams reported to BBB Scam Tracker are government impostors,” the bureau warned.
“Government agencies will never ask you to pay a fee to benefit from a free government program. Don’t let scammers persuade you otherwise,” BBB said. More
Scammers know people are desperate to get their loans forgiven, and they’ll often make fake forgiveness application sites in hopes of stealing people’s social security numbers, bank account info and cash. And because these people have absolutely no shame, these sites are often paired with urgent phone messages or emails trying to convince broke college grads it’s their last chance to apply.
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