Beware of Student Loan Scams: Protect Yourself from Fraud

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considering that at this timeIt can be something dangerous.borja: we continue with wingsinformation that helps you in yourI went to gothe payments of those in debthave begun, and if you are one ofthe people who oweCarolina: be careful whatyou sent your money, because you couldbe guilty of fraud on the partof criminals.our colleague andrea lónIt has more details.Andrea: Time’s up.for nearly 28 millionpeople who should startpay your loansstudents,used for 3 years afterthe covid19 pandemic,after the supreme court ofreject at first attemptpresident biden to cancelup to $20,000of student loans,biden asked the departmenteducation that establishes agrace period one year forborrowers who do not pay,and laid out a new plan thatcould reduce paymentssome people, theiradministration is alsostudying a new politicsrelief that focuses onaffected people.now the authoritieswarn that scammersThey are already taking advantage ofThis, they say that many of thescams start with atelemarketing call,that they promise as relief fromdebt, in some cases,scammers claim to work withthe federal government, and askconfidential information.>> if someone is promisingthat will eliminate your debt inshort time, it may befalse, it is never informationsensitive, as a nameusername, password, to pagesAndrea: If you want to know ifDo you qualify for the assistance plan?official currently available,You can visit the website atscreen.just calculate your new ones