RALEIGH, N.C. — You may qualify for student loan debt relief, but do not let scammers trick you out of your money and identity.
Phone calls, texts and emails all about your student loans being forgiven have already drastically increased. The problem is, those communications are likely scammers trying to steal from you.
The federal government announced recently that many student loan borrowers would be able to have up to $20,000 in debt canceled. However, new policies like this always bring out scammers trying to take advantage of people navigating new waters.
People shared several voicemails they received in the last few days since it was announced the federal government would cancel federal student loans for millions of people.
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One scam voicemail stated, “I wanted to follow up with you because I don’t want your pre-qualified status to change, especially the qualifications for possible loan discharge.”
Another voicemail claimed to be with a loan relief organization that can help you with the process.
Zulfikar Ramzan with Aura, a consumer cybersecurity company says it’s getting more difficult to tell the difference between the legit companies who can help you and the scammers.
“It’s so easy nowadays to photocopy the right letterhead onto a page, or to create a website that looks completely legitimate or send an email that looks professionally written,” he said.
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