BEWARE OF SCHOLARSHIP SCAMS

“ Y ou can’t find this information
anywhere else.”

Yes, you can. They don’t know
anything that you can’t learn
on your own.

“ Y ou’re a finalist!” or “You’ve won!”

a contest you never entered.
The caller offers to hold your
award funds in return for your
credit card or bank account
number. Hang up!

“ First come, first served.”

This may apply to some
legitimate forms of financial
aid, but not to scholarships.
However, legitimate scholarship
sponsors do impose deadlines.

“ Millions of dollars go unclaimed.”

False! Every legitimate
scholarship sponsor
predetermines award
amounts and works very
hard to select the most
qualified recipients.

“ I t’s guaranteed!”

What’s usually guaranteed
is search “results”—not
scholarship money.”

“ We’ll do the work for you, for a fee.”

The fee may be nominal and the
offer may sound legitimate. Be
sure to research the company
before paying anyone to find
scholarships for you.