I’m not sure if anyone else has got something like this, but there is a business (or whatever you want to label it as) offering college tuition to many people. The company is called Edifi College Financial Aid Services.
I did a Google on this (due to past experience really), and found this site ( here ) that contains atleast 3 resources claiming this is all a scam.
Here’s what they do:
Send you a notice in the mail, saying you are invited to do an interview that will last about 90 minutes long.
Persuade you to pay ~$800 or so dollars for the financial aide fee (or something along those lines)
Never give you the money for F.A.
** Source for this is from the link above **
I’m just trying to give everyone here a heads up on this, since I just recieved one today (thus, the first I knew about this). Mods/Admins, you can delete, lock, or do whatever to this as you wish, sorry if it’s not the right thing to post here.
If you just search “Edifi” (without the quotes), you will find a lot of information on this as well.
I’ve heard of similar scams. It’s a shame that they’re doing this, especially targeting those in need of finacial aid. I feel bad for those that have fallen for scams like this. They’re out $800 (or even $1400) that could have been put towards something else. Just remember, if in doubt about a company or institution, always check with the Better Business Bureau first. It could save you a lot of trouble and grief.
Eric, I think you’ve done a service by posting this and don’t see a reason to worry about it getting deleted. There are many users on CD that are in high school and are looking at college. If, after reading this post, it saves only one person from being scammed out of money…then this post has done it’s job.
It is a shame. I mean, I understand why people would do this (not saying I condone it though), but I just don’t see how it’s right. But, it’s life.
There’s things like this all over in everything any human can do. I’ve been scammed in poetry contests before, and so has other people in other areas.
I posted this in hopes that someone doesn’t make the same mistake as I have in the past.
The BBB is a great resource, but I didn’t think about that site when I did the search
If anyone wants to know if something’s a scam, just type in whatever the product is, or do something like “edefil scam”…there will be atleast one resource for it.
