college financial advisory

Singersmom07
Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:59:14 +0000

LillN, that’s OK. Better to ask. They count on the eternal optimism of ordinary people. Especially in these tough economic times, the thieves and scammers are out in droves. Not for anything should you send a check for money. It never works.

This company claims to offer services searching for “targeted” financial aid opportunities for college students, but they don’t do anything a student couldn’t do themselves with a couple hours and Internet access (it’s only in the fine print that they note that results aren’t guaranteed) OR any advice that students couldn’t get free by visiting the financial assistance office of their college or university. Worse, they use deceptive advertising - implying a connection to the college or university that whose students they target with their mail solicitations. Many schools are now being forced to notify their students of the scam this company is running: [Connecticut College : SCAM ALERT](http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/2774.htm) [Caution About Scholarship Search Offers](http://www.muhlenberg.edu/finaid/scam.html) among many others.