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- ‘Ghost’ students are hijacking millions from colleges—and . . .
Sophisticated criminal networks are deploying AI to create thousands of fake students to steal money About $90 million has disappeared
- How ‘ghost students’ are applying to colleges to steal . . .
Today, about 20% of California’s community college applications are scams: more than 460,000 of the 2 3 million requests to the state’s online application system since July alone, says the
- AI is helping scammers steal student loans and enroll in fake . . .
The system lost at least $11 1 million in unrecoverable financial aid last year alone Community colleges are particularly vulnerable, as their lower tuition means a greater portion of grant and
- How scammers are using AI to steal college financial aid
Fake college enrollments have been surging as crime rings deploy “ghost students” — chatbots that join online classrooms and stay just long enough to collect a financial aid check Explore More
- Fraud Alert: Ghost Students on the Rise | CampusGuard
3 Thousands of ‘ghost students’ are applying to California colleges to steal financial aid Here’s how – San Francisco Chronicle The U S Department of Education has provided information for consumers and schools with suggestions on how to avoid being a victim, ways to spot fraud, and how to report it
- ‘Ghost’ students are hijacking millions from colleges—and . . .
The scheme continues to evolve, however, requiring constant changes to the algorithms schools are using to detect ghost students and prevent them from applying for financial aid—making the
- The Rise in Ghost Students: How Fraudsters Use Fake . . .
How Ghost Students Are Exploiting College Systems The goal of these ghost students isn’t to attend classes or earn a degree, but to use this identity to pose as a legitimate student, allowing them to: Use their active student status to apply for financial aid, loans, or other funding for their personal, non-college related use, and then
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