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STUDENT GRANT BODY SUSI is urging applicants to be careful about a fake email scam that’s attempting to get personal information from students.
SUSI say the email has been received by a number of people and claims that most applicant accounts have been suspended.
It says that applicants’ information needs to be resubmitted and then asks students to follow a link where they can enter update their information.
SUSI are warning applicants that this email is not from them and that the link does not connect them with their website.
The email bears the SUSI logo but the text of the email itself contains both spelling and grammatical errors.
SUSI says their application system is accessible through grantsonline.ie and that users will see the lock symbol beside the url to indicate their site’s authenticity.
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How nice. Robbing people who need help with funds for college.
Some of the real fees are a scam.
The email is incomprehensible, contradictory and full of typos and crap punctuation etc.
Anyone who falls for this is an IDIOT who shouldn’t waste his or her time applying to a third level institution.
Bit harsh?
If you give me your credit card details I will personally credit it with your SUSI grant plus 125% bonus for submitting it to me personally online.
Also, while reviewing your registration, it seems your great uncle’s wife has passed away and left you $100,000,000,000 and a large estate in her will. For a small fee (only $1000) I will process this to you if you send me an additional payment via Western union payment in Nairobi.
Does anyone know how this scam got students email addresses? Was it from SUSI?
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