Louisiana universities see rise in fraudulent 'ghost applications' for student aid

The scammers often use the name of a person in high school along with a random address to sign up for a Pell Grant or a loan.
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Employees navigate an increasingly ‘soul-crushing’ job market, rife with fake listing and ghosting hiring managers

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fake job listings are on on the rise, AI is partly to blame. (Xavier Lorenzo—Getty Images) Employers are making the hiring market ...
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McMahon rips ‘careless’ Walz for allowing ‘ghost students’ to game college applications

Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), admonishing the governor for the number of fraudulent so-called “ghost students” in Minnesota applying to universities. McMahon ...
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Many of SD Community College District's applications were 'ghost students'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They’re called ghost students, and no, we’re not talking about haunted school hallways. We're talking about scammers. These cozy ...