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“Ghost Students” Haunt California Community Colleges as Fraudulent Applicants Steal Financial Aid and Class Spots

February 20, 2023March 5, 2023 The Guardsman CCCCO, bots, Ann Marie Galvan, fraudulent students, fake applications, california community colleges chancellor’s office, Molly Oleson, financial aid, Aisha Lowe, California Community Colleges, registration, fraud

The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office has taken measures to reduce fraud, such as upgrading its admission portal and improving technology to more quickly identify cases of fraud. The system now requires two-factor authentication and shares suspected fraudulent applications between colleges to prevent bot enrollment.

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Surge of Fake Applications Creates Headache for Community Colleges

September 22, 2021September 26, 2021 The Guardsman cybercrime, COVID relief, San Joaquin Delta College, community college, Tara Cuslidge-Staiano, students, Adriana Brogger, fraud, Peralta, Julie Zigoris, bots

A surge of suspicious applications has flooded the California Community College system, with up to 65,000 fraudulent applications statewide from 77 countries, according to a Board of Trustees presentation at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton.

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Financial aid fraud hits City College

April 11, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman marcel devon bridges, conspiracy, financial aid, ohlone college, chabot college, samantha dennis, elisa parrino, fraud, kyle edward moore, cortio detrice wade

Cases of federal financial aid fraud occur all over the United States, but recently there has been a case involving City College and two other Bay Area schools.