<p>It happens all the time. </p>
<p>Not only did this young man lose two months to this, but also a chunk of money. He could have done FAFSA long ago. </p>
<p>It is easy to get scammed.</p>
<p>Was it FAFSA.com or some other scam site?</p>
<p>The “FAFSAGold” which OP cited is offered on the FAFSA.com website. The first page of their site makes it pretty clear that FAFSA can be filed for free and links to the FAFSA site, but I guess many students are just too careless or rushed to notice.</p>