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Operation ‘Game of Loans’ nets more than $172,000 for Oregon students duped by scammers

October 30, 2017 / PSU-AAUP

OregonLive
By Andrew Theen
October 25, 2017

Oregon participated in a crackdown this month targeting companies the Federal Trade Commission says have scammed people trying to pay back student loans out of $95 million in fraudulent fees nationwide.

Operation "Game of Loans," representing 11 states and Washington D.C., coordinated legal action against dozens of companies which advertised their services as a way to help students save money on their loans. Instead, federal and local officials say, the companies pocketed millions and duped students across the country.

Read the full article at the OregonLive website here.