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Did you get an email about debt relief from the “Student-Loan Debt Department” after the White House’s latest debt relief plan announcement? Here’s why it’s a scam.to introduce new student debt relief for 30 million student borrowers. Although the president outlined his plans for the new program, it hasn’t been finalized or implemented yet.
“Hello this is Mason Woods on behalf of the Student-Loan Debt Department. We tried to contact you at your home and did not hear back. Your StudentLoans have been marked as eligible for forgiveness under the new 2024 guidelines. Your case number is #15219, and your file will remain open in my system for only one more day. If you could please give your dedicated eligibility line a call at: Thank you so much and we hope to hear from you soon, Mason Woods,” the email read.
The direct references to the Student-Loan Debt Department that we could find accused it of being a scam. Additionally, the contact line says “we are a marketing firm.” A marketing firm would not be responsible for managing student debt relief.Federal Student Aid says any unusual capitalization, improper grammar or incomplete sentences indicate a potential scam in action.The first is in the name “Student-Loan Debt Department.” The phrase “student loans” isn’t supposed to be hyphenated. The second turns the phrase into one word, which is also incorrect: StudentLoans.
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