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Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
Fri Apr 27, 2018, 03:08 PM Apr 2018

Student Loan Scams..and Where to Get Help

Title of article... States and FTC Unite to Fight Fake Student Loan Help

Hit the link below then scroll down to the story about the scams themselves, then scroll further down to where you can get help. Scambusters is reliable and honest.

Title of 2nd article, "Free Help Is Available" This article is further down the page...

https://www.scambusters.org/studentloanhelp.html

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Student Loan Scams..and Where to Get Help (Original Post) Stuart G Apr 2018 OP
OldMDDem OLDMDDEM Jul 2018 #1
Thank You for sharing your experience today. About con artists........ Stuart G Jul 2018 #2

OLDMDDEM

(2,066 posts)
1. OldMDDem
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 02:19 PM
Jul 2018

I just received a phone call from the "US Courts." When I answered the person said, Hi grandpa. I asked who it was and he said that he was my grandson. Having received this call several times, I just asked, when is your birthday. He told me to fuck myself and hung up.

If you believe its a scam, it is a scam. The IRS one is similar to this except it is a recording wanting you to call a certain number to pay your back taxes. It's all BS.

Be careful out there.

Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
2. Thank You for sharing your experience today. About con artists........
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 02:25 PM
Jul 2018

When you think you have seen it all ...there is more. Always more when it comes to the scams. Variations on a theme, different times, places, stories, topics. They are all looking for a quick buck. Thank you for mentioning the IRS scam..I got that phone call too.

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