I received a strange email about federal student loan forgiveness that asks for my social security number, and I need steps to confirm if this is a phishing scam targeting seniors.
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I received a strange email about federal student loan forgiveness that asks for my social security number, and I need steps to confirm if this is a phishing scam targeting seniors.
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official federal student aid phishing scam email social security number report suspicious email studentaid.gov FTCGoogle ↗
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ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
official federal student aid phishing scam email social security number report suspicious email studentaid.gov FTC Google ↗
- StudentAid.gov — official federal student aid website · studentaid.gov
- How to get legit information about your federal student loans · consumer.ftc.gov
- How To Avoid Student Loan Forgiveness Scams · studentaid.gov
- What To Do if You Were Scammed · consumer.ftc.gov
- Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | Potential Fraud Schemes Targeting Individuals Seeking Federal Student Loan Forgiveness · ic3.gov
- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION · oig.ed.gov
- ReportFraud.ftc.gov · reportfraud.ftc.gov
- Education Department Inspector General · oig.ed.gov
- IdentityTheft.gov · identitytheft.gov
- IdentityTheft.gov · identitytheft.gov
- Equifax · equifax.com
- Experian · experian.com
- TransUnion · transunion.com
- AnnualCreditReport.com · annualcreditreport.com