August 2025

By: Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Staff

Paying for college can be stressful, but receiving calls about unpaid tuition? That sounds super stressful—and it’s probably a scam.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued an alert about scammers calling students and parents and pretending to be from the school’s financial aid or bursar’s office. The caller may claim to be someone who supposedly works at your or your child’s school, saying you haven’t paid the bill—and threatening to drop classes unless you send money right away.

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