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magical thyme

(14,881 posts) Wed Apr 3, 2013, 05:48 PM Apr 2013

Phishing? or Sequestration? Got an email from "Edfinancial" claiming my student loan [View all]

has been transferred from the Direct Loan Servicing Center effective 3/28/2013. Not the loan itself, just "servicing" the loan and payments are to be made to them.

I don't believe it and will be at the post office tomorrow to pick up my student loan bill. If I don't have a written notice from the federal government's Direct Loan Servicing Center telling me to send my payment to "Edfinancial," I'm giving them and the university a call.

I suspect the university email was hacked and somebody is phishing to get us to send them our money every month.

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Phishing? or Sequestration? Got an email from "Edfinancial" claiming my student loan [View all] magical thyme Apr 2013 OP

DLSC is legit Dreamer Tatum Apr 2013 #1

I know DLSC is legit. It's where I've paid my student loan all along. magical thyme Apr 2013 #3

I'd look up DLSC and Edfinancial independent of the email, call them, and verify the info. winter is coming Apr 2013 #2

DLSC is legit. It's the Federal Student Loan servicing center. magical thyme Apr 2013 #4

Even if the organization is legit, that doesn't mean any links or phone numbers in the email are. winter is coming Apr 2013 #6

here is a copy of the email, complete with "mailscammer" notices. Those mailscammer notices magical thyme Apr 2013 #5

Did this email have the loan number or your SSN in it anywhere? winter is coming Apr 2013 #7

no. no identifying information at all. magical thyme Apr 2013 #9

Yeah, I saw that, too. Big red flag, IMO. n/t winter is coming Apr 2013 #10

Complaints to the BBB about Edfinancial... winter is coming Apr 2013 #8

Check the links below, from a credit info forum I frequent that have some info for you... winstars Apr 2013 #11

thank you for this info magical thyme Apr 2013 #12

Sequester. I called Direct Loan Servicing magical thyme Apr 2013 #13