Scam Warning Signs

1) You Have To Pay a Fee
2) Money Back Guarantee
3) Credit Card/Bank Account Information Required
4) Offers Exclusive Information

Common Scams

Phony scholarships-promised cash if you pay a registration fee
Phony scholarship matching service-pay a fee and they guarentee you will win a scholarship
Phony education loan-pay a fee and recieve a low interest rate
Phony financial aid seminar-one big sales pitch

Reporting Scams

National Fraud Information Center (NFIC)

Call their toll-free hotline at 1-800-876-7060, visit www.fraud.org, or write:

National Fraud Information Center
PO Box 65868
Washington, DC 20035

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

To report suspected fraud, call 1-888-FTC-HELP, visit www.ftc.gov to use the online consumer complaint form, or write:

Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20580

State Attorney General's Office

File your complaint with the Bureau on Consumer Protection in your state.

Better Business Bureau

Report your fraud or ask for information about a company. Visit www.bbb.org (You must have an address for the questionable organization to file a complaint.)

US Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)

For complaints involving mail fraud, call the Postal Crime Hotline at 1-800-654-8896 or write

United States Postal Service
Attention: Hotline
1735 N. Lynn Street
Arlington, VA 22209-2020