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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Richard and Mary — Thank you both — this is very helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Richard, we’ve considered an application fee, but we're worried it might deter good prospects. Given the extent of the fraud, we definitely need to revisit it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary, thanks for sharing about Fraud AI. We’re using Recruit and will be taking a closer look at its fraud/identity features as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks again!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-Dian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> CoIT <coit-bounces@lists.onenet.net>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Reif via CoIT<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 24, 2026 11:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Council on Information Technology <coit@lists.onenet.net><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Richard Reif <reif01@nsuok.edu>; coit-privatehighered@lists.onenet.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT]: Re: [CoIT] Question: Student Identity Verification & Aid Fraud<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NSU has application fees for graduate and undergraduate students which slows down the fraud. This is still a hot topic on campus and I am grateful for this email thread. Please continue sharing!!
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 6:30<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM LaMack, Mary A via CoIT <<a href="mailto:coit@lists.onenet.net">coit@lists.onenet.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We have an application fee on undergrad applications. Our instances have mainly been with online grad applicants where there was no fee. We implemented fraud AI in Slate and it is working very well. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://knowledge.technolutions.net/docs/identity-verification" target="_blank">https://knowledge.technolutions.net/docs/identity-verification</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 23, 2026 6:06:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Council on Information Technology' <<a href="mailto:coit@lists.onenet.net" target="_blank">coit@lists.onenet.net</a>>;
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<b>Cc:</b> Ray, Dian <<a href="mailto:dian.ray@swosu.edu" target="_blank">dian.ray@swosu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [CoIT] Question: Student Identity Verification & Aid Fraud</span>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi all —</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We’re continuing to combat fraudulent admissions and financial aid applications and would appreciate any insight you can share on how your institution handles this process.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">What tools are you using for identity verification/fraud detection (e.g.,
<b>ID.me, Clear, Experian/Equifax identity services, TransUnion, Jumio, </b>etc.)?</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We’re looking into ID.me. Any insights on workflows and tools that work well at your institution are much appreciated!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-Dian</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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