<p>How to be sure that your scholarship that you won isn't a scam and will be there for your when tuition is due</p>
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Students heading to college are making sure they have everything they'll need -- including one of the most important things: money!</p>
<p>Unfortunately, thousands are finding out they've been ripped off by scholarship scams.</p>
<p>Even if you have the money shored up for this quarter or semester, scammers know most college students and their parents constantly planning ahead.</p>
<p>The scammers find potential victims on virtually every campus thanks to mailing lists and the Internet.</p>
<p>Scammers pose as government agencies, foundations, and scholarship matching services. Here are some tips:</p>
<p>Be very leery of unsolicited offers by phone, mail or internet spam.</p>
<p>Stay away from any claim that a scholarship is guaranteed before you even apply.</p>
<p>Also be careful about companies that want money up front.</p>
<p>And pay attention to how the promoters answer your questions. Evasive responses are a dead giveaway.
According to finaid.com, an online financial aid resource guide, students and their families lose as much as $100 million a year to scholarship scams.</p>
<p>Here are some Web sites that can help you separate the scammers from the real deal:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bbb.org%5B/url%5D">www.bbb.org</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.ed.gov%5B/url%5D">www.ed.gov</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nacac.com%5B/url%5D">www.nacac.com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.scambusters.org%5B/url%5D%5B/quote%5D">www.scambusters.org
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