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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Good morning! OU College of Professional and Continuing Studies (PACS) Admissions saw a huge number of fraudulent applications around August/September of last year. This aligns with some other known issues
(where most of these were for online program applications). When this was identified, we put into place a tracking system where the applicant has to attach front and back side scans of a valid ID, and a system IP address check. The process here at OU PACS
is verified by the system, and then secondly by the Admission Specialist assigned to review the application.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hope this helps!<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"> Oacrao-l <oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 26, 2026 9:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Oacrao-l] Fraudulent applications increasing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">Good morning! SWOSU has seen a growing number of fraudulent applications come through in the past several months. While others were easier to spot/track, they are
becoming increasingly more difficult to identify. In a recent example, the fraudulent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">SWOSU has seen a growing number of fraudulent applications come through in the past several months. While others were easier to spot/track, they are becoming increasingly
more difficult to identify. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">In a recent example, the fraudulent applicant used someone else’s identity to gain admission (and Financial Aid), and someone is actually submitting assignments
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Here’s my question for you all - what are you doing to help prevent these kinds of fraudulent applications coming through? Are you using some kind of in-house process
to verify every student’s identity or partnering with an outside vendor? If in-house, is the process in your Admissions area or Financial Aid office (or both/other)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Thank you for your insight!
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