1.0College Newshttps://www.collegenews.comJamie Ballardhttps://www.collegenews.com/article/author/ballard-jamie23gmail-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2rAUxWBnIg"><a href="https://www.collegenews.com/article/watch_out_for_these_financial_aid_schemes/">Watch out for these financial aid schemes</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.collegenews.com/article/watch_out_for_these_financial_aid_schemes/embed/#?secret=2rAUxWBnIg" width="600" height="338" title="“Watch out for these financial aid schemes” — College News" data-secret="2rAUxWBnIg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.collegenews.com/wp-content/uploads/converted_files/news/11943267226_18cbe8371d_z.jpg300225As the cost of college continues to rise, students and their families are growing increasingly desperate for financial aid of any kind, as they struggle to avoid loan debt or bankruptcy. Therefore, it’s understandable that many families are willing to jump at any offer that comes their way. Unfortunately, scammers are beginning to take advantage […]