CHICAGO (WLS) — Calls and voicemails claim to help people qualify for President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, but they’re coming from scammers instead.
The program offers some borrowers up to $20,000 in student loan debt canceled. The U.S. Department of Education said loan forgiveness could happen automatically, or you will soon be able to apply on the agency’s website. So why are people getting suspicious calls, claiming to help get the debt cleared?
One voicemail left on an ABC7 employee’s phone said, “I’m just giving you a call in regards to your student loans. I do have you pre-qualified here for repayment options. It looks like for possible loan discharge or the forgiveness program. It is just imperative that we go over the details as soon as possible, just before your status expires, but I will keep it in a pending status for now.”
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Another, similar voicemail said in part, “it looks like for the forgiveness program, and complete loan discharge or partial loan discharge, it is imperative that we go over the details as soon as possible.”
The callers left different callback numbers, but when returned the I-Team was routed to the same call center with a recorded greeting that said, “The Biden administration announced a debt forgiveness plan for all federal student loans.”
When asked why you would need to use their company to get your loans forgiven, the call center…
