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Scholarship Scams
Scam Warning
Signs
- You have to pay a fee,
- Money-back offers or guarantees,
- Credit card or bank account information
required,
- Provides exclusive information.
Scams: "Phishing"
& "Pharming"
"Phishing"
- Unsolicited emails that bear the logo of your bank or
credit card,
- Appear legitimate but are traps to lure you into giving
out your personal or account information,
- NEVER give out Social Security, credit
card, or bank account numbers to unsolicited emails or
calls.
"Pharming"
- Unsolicited emails that encourage you to visit a
website or click on suspicious links,
- Make sure your inbox spam filters are up to
date,
- BE CAREFUL to whom you give out your
contact information or email address.
Reporting
Scams
National Fraud Information Center
(NFIC)
File an online complaint at www.fraud.org, or call their toll-free
hotline at 1-800-876-7060.
Federal Trade Commission
(FTC)
Federal Trade Commission
CRC-240
600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20580
State Attorney General's
Office
File your complaint with your state's Consumer
Protection Division. Visit www.naag.org to find your state Attorney
General's Office.
US Postal Inspection Service
(USPIS)
Criminal Investigations Service Center
Attention: Mail Fraud
222 S. Riverside Plaza, Ste. 1250
Chicago, IL 60606-6100
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