[Oacrao-l] Fraudulent applications increasing

[Rick Edgington]

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On Feb 26, 2026, at 10:52 AM, Johnson, Adam <adam.johnson at swosu.edu> wrote:


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 applicant used someone else’s identity to gain admission (and Financial Aid), and someone is actually submitting assignments in their enrolled courses (asynchronous fully online).

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)?

Thank you for your insight!

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