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-- Posted by joe king at 7:22 am on April 1, 2008

So i've been looking for scholarships and Grants for school but in addition to finding sites like
collegegrantstoday.com
I also find sites that say almost every grant offer is a scam...  can anyone help with this? or even look at the site above to let me know if they think it looks like a scam.  Thanks so much    


-- Posted by queenbutterflykisses at 7:24 am on April 1, 2008

if they ask 4 too much then maby yeah


-- Posted by joe king at 7:31 am on April 1, 2008

Not really. It just says it'll be like 4 bucks to ship me something and thats it. My friend got ripped off for like 100 bucks before so i'm just just a skeptic now ha ha


-- Posted by Al Legator at 7:34 am on April 1, 2008

No-one does anything for nothing. esp. if it ends with .com.  $4.00 probably just opens the door to them and you'll be on the hook or pressured into something else. My advice is to ask the college(s) you are interested in about this site and others, and abotu what's available from them. Something smells fishy here.


-- Posted by joe king at 8:01 am on April 1, 2008

thanks. your probably right. I may just sign up just to see what I get but cancel it before i get the package  ah ha ha ha


-- Posted by dreamweaver at 9:27 pm on April 2, 2008

If you even have to pay for anything, even for a book with information- most likely it's a scam. There are companies that prowl on the fact that students are desperate looking for ways to pay for college and will do almost anything for even a penny of the profit.

If they ask for credit card information, SSN, money, or bank information- don't fall for it and let them scam you. They don't need that information.


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