855-558-1172

Student loan scam; number sent in an email from a “Hotmail.com” address

The first representative that I spoke to got really upset when I asked 3 times what the name of his company that he was calling from. He stated he was with the department of education with the government and said it as though I was stupid and said you know act have a good day and hung up. I called back and spoke to a lady and told her what happened. I said if this is how business is conducted with them then they could remove me from email and calling list. She said that was a rude assumption because they are not the same person and she hung up on me as well. Can’t help but to feel as though this is a scam.

Cambodia # do not call!!

No,it is a toll-free number. Don't lie or make up stories.

First I recieved an email from someone re: a student loan to which I do not have ! I'm 66 years old and have NO Intentions of going back to school period ! It seems fishy to me !

Student Loan scam in email format... don't bite.

received EMAIL saying something about student loan application with this phone number to call. seems to me to be a phishing attempt probably born out of one of those huge personal info exposures. i get all kinds of crap as they try to connect the dots, be careful!

same here. forward to gmail using 'phishing'

I just got an email, too.

I received emails from this 'company', which has Hotmail email addresses. I don't have student loans and don't live in the United States.

I also got an email from a Hotmail account telling me inhad a problem with loan servicing and needed to fill out a different application.  Directed to call this number. I did not and think it is a scam though they really do get you scared. Grr.

This phone number is associated with multiple scams related loan servicing, student loan forgiveness, etc. Do NOT call this number or reply to any email asking you to call it. Block the number and report any emails containing it as spam or a phishing attempt.

yep phishing email. dont know how they got my previous address or name, but the dept of education recently sent out a letter by mail (a legit one) to loan holders telling them about the loan program options so i think they are trying to get people to fall for their scam for identity theft. The email is very poorly written...lol...cant even write a proper paragraph! and from Yahoo...lol...never identified the company or his position. too unprofessional. and they would never contact someone that way. I'm reporting to local district attorney. Definitely a scam

Just got an email and they claimed they tried to make contact with me at an old city that I used to live in almost 20yrs ago and it's something about student loans which I have never applied for a student loan and don't even no how to get started to apply for one if I wanted one. Question 1 how would they have gotten that old address that again I haven't lived at that address in about 20yrs as well as my email cause I don't give my email out to just anything or to just anyone

The short answer to your question is - a mixture of the internet and data breaches.

Sent an email about loans I don't have. Address was 2 decades old as well.

Got same from “Raynov Frand”

Got this number in a student loan email. Total scam. It was sent from a Hotmail.com email address. They were tricky enough to have information like my old home address. And asked to call on a specific day to "deal" with my student loans.

They contacted me about student loans through email with a hotmail account of theirs. I do not have any loans. They even have my address and they say they tried to contact me at my address but could not reach me. They said to call at 855-558-1172. This is a phishing scam. They didn’t mention their company name.

Phishing email and scam number. Email included name and address talking about incomplete student loan “payment reduction and forgiveness program.”