Education Scams and Complaints

Getting a better education is often the best way to improve one's circumstances, but sometimes an educational experience might actually be part of a scam that doesn't offer any financial benefit or a valuable learning experience. There are several warning signs of which a person must take note so as to avoid becoming a victim. Signs that an educational facility is actually part of a scam include degrees that take a suspiciously short time to acquire and a lack of actual professors with whom to discuss classwork. In addition, an educational facility might be a scam if nobody's ever heard of it or if it's not on any lists of accredited learning institutions. Unfortunately, the internet has allowed for excellent proliferation of fake educational websites that simply take a person's money and hand over a worthless diploma. Although every for-profit school isn't a scam, it's particularly important to make sure that a school that advertises as a for-profit educational experience is actually providing students with a valuable education. Check with ScamGuard.com to report your experience if you've been the victim of a fake education company or to find out what you can do when you've been scammed.