"Ghost students" are scammers who create fake identities and apply for federal financial aid, making off with the money and ...

A nationwide scam to steal federal financial aid has hit close to home. PSC has seen cases dating back to the COVID pandemic.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Department of Education estimates that $1 billion is stolen every year from student aid through what it calls “ghost students.” The DoE reports that these mistakes are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inside the "ghost students" scam that uses identity theft to steal college loans and financial aid, leaving some victims with debt ...

Federal investigators have more than 200 open cases probing these scams.

(WFSB) - “Ghost students” are becoming a problem for colleges across the country. These aren’t the paranormal kind of ghosts. A “ghost student” is a type of scammer that goes after real money. CT ...

In California community colleges, the ghost students are winning. Criminals using bots to pose as real students siphoned off $13 million of financial aid over the last year — up 74% from the prior ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

A problem on college campuses called “ghost students” is on the rise. Scammers steal people’s identities, enroll in college, and steal student loans.

FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Education thwarted more than $1 billion in student aid fraud under President Donald Trump's first year in office, including stopping suspected bots and "ghost students" ...

There’s a scam targeting student financial aid, and it’s leaving some Americans with “phantom” student debt. As of October 1, applications for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) are now ...