Financial Aid Scammers!
Posted last year, mid-February.Filed in: fraud, internet, school
A girlfriend of mine was filling out her fafsa online when she reached a page that asked for an $80 payment. What? I took a look at her screen and realized she was on fasfa.com instead of fafsa.ed.gov. Holy shit! It’s a fraud!
She said, no way - I’ve already typed in all of my information. Oh no. Please tell me I’m wrong. So, I looked up the domain owner and it’s some chick named Amy. Not the government! Are you kidding me!?!?
YIKES! Be vary careful! People will steal your identity! It’s a huge problem! If you’re unsure about the website you’re visiting, check the “privacy/legal” statement at the bottom of their website. They should say upfront who they are (ex. for-profit/non-government). But the best thing is to check the “whois” on the domain. It’s public information. If it looks fishy - don’t give them your information!
And always check for a secure connection –> https:// not http:// (notice the “s” in the first one).
