Sample check student finance!!!

I noticed that there were no and I mean no traces it of it anywhere on the internet, I study computing and had a little dig. on my student finance account and there is normally a record of them sending me an email. It’s all rubbish. I thought I’d done something wrong too!! Honestly was so lucky I just had a deeper look. There’s lots of fake “verified” SFE Helper accounts on student room telling you it’s legit too, but it isn’t. Be so very careful !

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Shazrussell

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Original post by 90LucyRocks123

I noticed that there were no and I mean no traces it of it anywhere on the internet, I study computing and had a little dig. on my student finance account and there is normally a record of them sending me an email. It’s all rubbish. I thought I’d done something wrong too!! Honestly was so lucky I just had a deeper look. There’s lots of fake “verified” SFE Helper accounts on student room telling you it’s legit too, but it isn’t. Be so very careful !

I noticed that In this email they said dear “surname” but in my other emails from student finance they say dead “first name”. Also there wasn’t a student finance England logo in the corner. Also I would have thought they’d want people to send the documents physically not send screenshots etc because your birth certificate etc you have to send physically. I’m going to ring student finance in morning cause they might not be aware of it. I googled elsewhere evidence and that seems to be a real thing but I couldn’t find anything about the emails specifically

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LucyRose6

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Please forward this to [email protected] so they can look into it! That’s what I did with mine and I tweeted SFE about it too, since I’ve never heard of it before after 3 years and all of the posts I am seeing are on here, within the last month. If enough of us do this hopefully they will put out a statement like the others I have seen/been sent by my university.

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I don't think it's a scam, I've been selected for a sample check & I contacted student finance to confirm it was legit

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KayKarma

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Original post by Gennalauren

I don't think it's a scam, I've been selected for a sample check & I contacted student finance to confirm it was legit

Did they actually say it was legit?

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Original post by KayKarma

Did they actually say it was legit?

Spoiler

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KayKarma

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Original post by Gennalauren

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Yeah I spoke to them too, it really is legit lmao

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Original post by Gennalauren

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Original post by KayKarma

Yeah I spoke to them too, it really is legit lmao

Those who ignore it will have their funding stopped 🙈

Reply 10

Jessicanm

The email is real. I just contacted student finance directly and they confirmed, the company sending the email is not student finance england its the student loans company which is where your loan comes from. Go on student finance website if you need to be sure and get a number directly from them and call them and ask. They will tell you the same, theres been a random check of about 40,000 students.

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Meganfrost123

I’ve had a letter sent in the post now and am unsure if to do so as it says a reference number and my name? Is it legit

Reply 12

Charlotwhiteing

I got the email and a text but it just seems weird and fishy. I don't want to send random companies bank details

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Jiiny

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Everyone, don’t listen to the people on this thread claiming that’s its real. If you look at all of their accounts, they were just made this month and the only posts they have are about the elsewhere evidence email. They’re probably part of the scam.

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Jessicanm

Original post by Meganfrost123

I’ve had a letter sent in the post now and am unsure if to do so as it says a reference number and my name? Is it legit

I recieved a letter too and now they have reaccessed my student finance. I keep telling people if theh dont believe me contact student finance directly yourself without clicking any of the links that have been sent or anything in the letters and ask them , that way you know youre not falling into a scam and you get a legit answer, thats what i did and they told me its legit but do it for yourself

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Matt314

Im shaky because everything points to it being 100% a scam but then i see the reps commenting its legit? how easy is it to become a rep on this site

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Deas1995

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Its real i recieved at letter

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