Financial Aid office asking for Social Security #?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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Hi - has anyone else gotten an email from UMD saying that their financial aid can’t be processed until they have a copy of your child’s social security card? I think that was already filled out on the FASFA we submitted? Just worried its a scam and can’t get in touch with admissions or financial aid office. Thanks

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The following link has the contact info for the Financial Aid Office.

You can call and ask them

https://financialaid.umd.edu/contact-us

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does the email have an .edu suffix? If not, run.

You FSA ID verification should have synced the SSN. This doesn’t sound legit as I’m sure they aren’t asking 8000 freshmen for their SSNs. That’s what the FSA ID does, verifies the numbers.

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SSN makes sense, for verification, reporting, etc. But that should be part of the FAFSA filing.

A picture of the physical card makes zero sense. Call to confirm. And ask how it will be protected if they really need it.