ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- Ghost student scams are draining financial aid from colleges across the Capital Region and beyond as schools race to catch fake applicants before money goes out. 13 Investigates ...

In 2025, California’s community colleges lost more than $13 million to identity fraud — not from hackers or ransomware, but from so-called “ghost students.” Ghost students are not real learners — they ...

The Trump administration launches a real-time FAFSA fraud detection tool to fight ghost student scams tied to fabricated and ...

A bipartisan group of senators is introducing legislation to prevent fraudsters scamming the federal student aid system for ...

Scammers disguised as thousands of fake students are flooding colleges across the U.S. with enrollment applications. The “students” are registering under stolen or fabricated identities, getting ...

New data shows that California community colleges have made progress in combating fraudulent students who scam the campuses ...

Scammers are using AI to fraudulently apply for colleges and collect financial aid, and they're doing it by stealing identities, leaving the victims on the hook to repay loans they didn't take out.

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector General has more than 200 investigations open across the country as some schemes are suspected of stealing over a billion dollars. College ...

An I-Team investigation in collaboration with ABC News is uncovering a widespread identity theft scheme involving so-called "ghost students" -- scammers who steal personal information, enroll in ...

A new consumer alert for parents and students trying to apply for federal student aid. There’s a new crackdown to stop financial aid fraud. The U.S. Department of Education announced it will launch a ...