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<td>[Trio-list] scam alert: government grants</td>
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<td>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:40:55 -0500</td>
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<td>Cameron, Cindy <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Cindy.Cameron@ed.gov"><Cindy.Cameron@ed.gov></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:trio-list@uwm.edu">trio-list@uwm.edu</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:trio-list@uwm.edu"><trio-list@uwm.edu></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: rgb(16, 78, 139);">Scam
Alert<br>
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In the autumn, students (especially high school seniors) are looking
for scholarships and preparing to apply for other types of financial
aid. Please remind your students that the government WILL NOT CALL THEM
to offer them grants. <br>
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We at the U.S. Department of Education occasionally hear from students
who have been scammed by telemarketers who contact them, tell them they
have won a government grant, and ask for their bank account
information. Many students are savvy enough to realize the call must be
a scam, but some are taken in.<br>
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Help your students avoid such scams by distributing "Don't Get Scammed
on Your Way to College," available at <a
href="http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/pubs">www.studentaid.ed.gov/pubs</a>.
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link to our Consumer Protection publications section: <a
href="http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/publications.jsp#04">http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/publications.jsp#04</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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Forbes Cameron</span><span
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students: <a href="http://www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov/"><span
style="color: blue;">www.studentaid.ed.gov</span></a></span><span
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