<p>Yes, I'm an idiot, let's get that out of the way.</p>
<p>I accidentally filed, and submitted with fafsa.com, which is NOT the real fafsa site-- I'm calling the credit card company in a bit, but what I'm really, really worried about is my personal information. I've done some googling and it looks like they just take your money, and don't do anything with your personal information. </p>
<p>Can anyone tell me if that's true? Have you made the same mistake? What happened? What else should I do?</p>
<p>I have never heard anything about FAFSA.com that would indicate it is unreliable, unlawful or it will open you up to problems. The only problem with it is that they charge you to file a form that you can file for free yourself. The first “F” in FAFSA stands for “Free.”</p>
<p>Anyway, I wouldn’t worry about it. Just follow-up and make sure your college(s) receive your FAFSA… which is something you should do anyway even if you file it from the government website.</p>
<p>the same thing happened to my little brother. it’s an easy mistake. nothing happened to his or our parent’s personal accounts. I would watch for anything strange on your accounts, but you should be fine.</p>
<p>Same thing happened to me, four years ago! It is an easy mistake to make. I called them right away to cancel the transaction, which they very cordially did. I watched the credit card for quite a while, but they never abused the info. I agree that they are not malicious, just not necessary, and almost a scam. Interestingly, back then when I googled “FAFSA,” fafsa<em>dot</em>com was the first thing that came up. Now, the correct site comes up, and the dot*com site doesn’t even show up until the second page. I am glad that Google was made aware of this and changed it, however they managed to do that.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine that your CC company will help you OP. The FAFSA.com site tells you it is not affiliated with the dept of ed on its front page. Also on the front page:</p>
<p>“Like filing your taxes, the FAFSA can be filed for free via paper or electronic forms without professional assistance at [Home</a> - FAFSA on the Web-Federal Student Aid](<a href=“http://www.fafsa.ed.gov%5DHome”>http://www.fafsa.ed.gov). Many people however, choose to use a FAFSA preparer, just like a tax preparer, to provide personal advice, consultation and review of their important FAFSA application”.</p>