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California community colleges crack down on fake students stealing financial aid
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s community colleges have been battling fraudulent students for years, trying to prevent scammers from stealing financial aid money. Recent data shows the colleges’ efforts finally may be working. Last spring, CalMatters reported that colleges were seeing unprecedented reports of fraud, with scammers […]
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According to Redwood City Pulse’s source item, California community colleges crack down on fake students stealing financial aid, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s community colleges have been battling fraudulent students for years, trying to prevent scammers from stealing financial aid money. Recent data shows the colleges’ efforts finally may be working. Last spring, CalMatters reported that colleges were seeing unprecedented reports of fraud, with scammers […]
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