<p>I have heard of scholarship scams out there. Does anyone know if there is a web site that maintains the list of scams?
is this one ok</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cksf.org/%5B/url%5D">http://www.cksf.org/</a></p>
<p>where there is a strong demand for something, there is always lurking the huckster who might attempt to exploit that demand.</p>
<p>That's a really good question. I had an additional question, to add to it: what are some giveaways that a scholarship opportunity is a scam, aside from the usual "send in $_"?</p>
<p>Another thing to watch for, in addition to send in $, is when anyone asks for sensitive personal data, such as ssn. this can be just as valuable - and scamworthy - as $.</p>
<p>Now, a good scholarship place, not a scam one, MIGHT ask for sensitive bio data.</p>
<p>In the computer world of viruses, there are sites that inventory viruses and .exe's that you can check against in case you have it present on your computer - so that you know if you should remove it or not.</p>
<p>joecollegedad--I also wondered about <a href="http://www.cksf.org%5B/url%5D">www.cksf.org</a> when I first found out three years ago, but after winning scholarships from them, I can tell you that, yes, they did actually send me the award. Before that, I had checked with a very credible source at FinAid.com who told me that, if FastWeb posts it in their results, they're highly unlikely to be a scam. You can read more at <a href="http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml</a> if you're interested.</p>