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WASHINGTON (TNND) — They are literally haunting our nation’s colleges and universities. Often referred to as "ghost students," these fraudsters are often part of transnational criminal organizations, ...

Fourteen "ghost students" have cost North Arkansas College in Harrison about $47,000. The fraudulent students enrolled, got ...

(InvestigateTV) — Scammers are cashing in on college aid more and more with the help of fake identities. The accounts associated with these “ghost students” allow the scammers to steal grants, ...

Community colleges from coast to coast are bracing for a new onslaught of fake students who want a chance to steal financial aid and a freshly minted email address. Local higher-ed institutions are ...

Scammers are stealing financial aid funds at an increasing scale, thanks to artificial intelligence tools. They're signing up for college courses, using AI to pretend to be students, and running off ...

ROCHESTER — Last year, officials at Minnesota State College Southeast were heartened by a gratifying trend. Spring enrollment numbers were up — way up. It was a mirage. Many of the students weren’t ...