Scholarship scam guide
Scammers target students who want a scholarship. These are the warning signs, and what to do.
Seven warning signs
- A promise that you will winNobody can promise that you will win a scholarship.
- A fee to receive or release the moneyReal scholarships do not charge you to receive the award.
- Contact only by free email or social mediaA real provider has an official website and address.
- Pressure to pay immediatelyReal providers give you time. Pressure is a warning sign.
- Requests for your PIN or passwordsNever share them with anyone, including us.
- An offer you did not apply forBe careful with unexpected messages saying you have won.
- Benefits that sound impossibleIf it sounds too good to be true, check the provider’s own website.
How to know it is really us
- We only collect payments through our official channels, published on our Who we are page.
- We never ask for your mobile money PIN or the password to any of your accounts.
- We never promise a scholarship, and we never ask you to pay to receive one.
If something looks wrong
- Stop. Do not pay, and do not share codes or passwords.
- Take screenshots of the message, number or page.
- Tell us, so we can warn other students and report impersonators.