In the wake of the Student Debt Relief Plan that was announced by the Biden administration in August 2022, it’s yet another opportunity for hucksters and scam artists to weasel Montanans out of their money through fraud in the guise of help.
Phone scams, email scams, even comments in your social media posts aren’t anything new…scammers target anyone and anybody they can to get money for nefarious purposes. Anyone remember the Nigerian price emails? Hope you didn’t fall for those either.
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NEVER Give Personal Information To Anyone Over The Phone
A common trick scammers will use is saying they’re from the FBI, IRS, Social Security Administration, Department of Education, etc. The following is a list of government agencies which will NEVER call you to provide or confirm personally identifiable information, along with links to their official policies:
Credit: Social Security Administration
How Student Debt Relief Applications Work
For details on who is available to receive aid under the Student Debt Relief Plan and to begin applying, please visit studentaid.gov, which will also never call you to confirm personal information. Applicants must sign up to receive aid by November 1st, 2022 to be eligible for the plan, which will forgive up to $20,000 of student loans for qualified applicants.
University of Montana
Townsquare Media spoke with Andrea Janssen with the University of Montana Financial…
