Are you safe? Be informed and avoid financial aid scams.

Every year, several hundred thousand students and parents are defrauded by scholarship scams. Scam operations often imitate legitimate government agencies, grant-giving foundations, education lenders and scholarship matching services, using official-sounding names containing words like "National," "Federal," "Foundation," or "Administration."

Learn how to protect yourself from scholarship scams; and what to do if you are scammed.