855-343-0001

Said my student loans are eligible for forgiveness under the 2023 guidelines.

Said my students loans were forgiven under the student loan act of 2023

Claimed my student loans can be forgiven

Told my husband his student loans were eligible for relief.
He doesn't have student loans.

Got same message

Student loans eligible for forgiveness. Case
#61789

Hello this is Wallace Merz on behalf of the Student-Loan Debt Department. We tried to contact you at your home and did not hear back. Your Student-Loans have been marked as eligible for forgiveness under the new 2023 guidelines. Your case number is #71518, 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: 8‎‎55-3‎43-0001, we can have this applied immediately. Our office hours are 11am-7pm (EST) Monday-Friday. Thank You, Wallace Merz

Have had this & several other emails claiming to be debt relief but turn out to be nothing more than  SCAMS!!!!!!

I got the same email referencing the same phone number 855-343-0001:

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I got the same message regarding loan forgiveness. Lanette Schiada was the caller. I tried calling, but the call drops. I noticed the email & figured it was a scam

I received the same email, and I don't have a student loan!

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Sent me an email claiming eligibility for student loan forgiveness.

Ugh this is so disheartening to read so many have reported this as a scam.  As someone who is waiting for funding to be able to go to school and I've been applying for loans, I got really excited.  But I don't have missed calls from them at my home number.

My email was "H‌el‌lo‌‌ ‌‌t‌h‌is‌ ‌is‌ ‌Ol‌en‌ka Me‌nt‌ra ‌‌o‌n‌ ‌beh‌a‌l‌f o‌‌f‌ ‌t‌‌h‌‌‌e ‌St‌u‌‌de‌nt‌-‌L‌‌oan‌ ‌De‌bt ‌De‌‌‌p‌ar‌t‌‌men‌‌‌‌t. W‌e‌‌ tr‌ied‌‌ t‌‌o ‌co‌n‌t‌a‌ct yo‌‌u‌ ‌at‌ y‌‌ou‌r‌‌ ho‌m‌‌e an‌‌d ‌‌d‌id ‌not ‌h‌e‌a‌r‌ b‌a‌ck‌.‌ ‌‌‌Yo‌u‌‌r‌ ‌‌Stu‌den‌‌t‌-L‌oan‌s‌‌ ‌have‌‌ b‌‌‌ee‌‌‌‌n‌ ‌‌m‌a‌‌rked‌ ‌a‌s e‌li‌‌gib‌‌le fo‌r‌‌ ‌fo‌rg‌iv‌e‌ne‌‌ss ‌unde‌r‌ ‌th‌e‌ ‌ne‌‌w 2‌‌0‌‌2‌‌3‌‌ ‌‌g‌ui‌‌d‌‌eli‌nes‌. ‌You‌‌r‌‌ c‌‌‌a‌s‌‌e ‌n‌u‌‌mb‌er‌ ‌‌i‌s ‌#‌‌‌7××××, ‌‌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: 8‎55-‎343-0‎001, we ca‌‌‌n‌‌‌ hav‌e‌ t‌h‌‌‌‌i‌s‌‌ a‌p‌‌p‌li‌ed‌ im‌‌‌med‌‌i‌at‌el‌y‌‌. Our‌‌ o‌ff‌‌i‌‌ce‌‌ ‌h‌o‌u‌r‌s‌ ar‌e‌ 1‌1a‌m‌-‌7p‌‌m‌‌ ‌(E‌‌ST) ‌M‌onday‌‌-‌F‌r‌‌id‌ay‌‌‌. ‌‌Tha‌n‌‌k ‌‌‌Yo‌‌u‌,‌ ‌‌O‌l‌e‌n‌ka‌ ‌‌‌‌M‌‌en‌‌t‌ra

Anne , Hey this Orly Greise in the Student Loan Department... I'm reaching out to you regarding the recent program extension that has been issued in 2023. It's important you get back to me as soon as possible to take full advantage of these benefits before they expire. Your case number is 58806, and you can reach us directly at: 855-343-0001, Thank you, Orly Greise

Student loan forgiveness email with same story, block/don’t call these scammers. Notice how many like me don’t have any student……they are fishing for your personal info and $$$$, not any official agency you can be sure of that.

I received an email with this return number, claiming as others have seen, that my student loans have been marked as eligible for forgiveness. They know my name, but what they got wrong is that I don't have student loans. This is a scam, a phishing scheme. Do not reply.

This phone number came from a @hotmail.com email is a scam

This is a scam, I had the same message and I've never lived in the US or had a US student loan. You probably get charged a fortune for calling that number?

Oh and it addressed me in the email by my Facebook username which is a nickname I don't use anywhere else online or otherwise, so they have harvested the info from your Facebook profile