Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.

Financial Hardship Department Scam - 833-732-2828 - 833-877-3102

Financial Hardship Department Scam - 833-732-2828 - 833-877-3102

If you receive Financial Hardship Department emails like the one below asking you to call 833.732.2828, 833.877.3102, 833.877.2938 833.877.3009, 833-877-1903, 833-714-6238, 833-528-2121, 855-544-6425, 855-455-5177, 833-674-2425, 8336160584, 8559196396, 855.967.5972, 855-653-8686 or other telephone numbers, please do not call the telephone numbers. This appears to be a scam targeting people who are facing financial difficulties.

A Financial Hardship Department Scam Email

A Financial Hardship Department Scam Call

If you have received a similar "Financial Hardship Department" scam email, please post the telephone number the call came from in a comment below. This will help inform others and prevent them from becoming potential victims.

Comment sectionComments or Answers

To protect your privacy, please remove sensitive or identifiable information from your post. Your IP address will be used to display your estimated location.

Comment count 1.3K

Jul 23, 2024 at 3:32 PM by
Financial Hardship Department Scam - 833-732-2828 - 833-877-3102
an anonymous user from: Redmond, Washington, United States

Received this:

"Hello this is Aric Mauriello on behalf of the Student Loan Debt Department. We tried to contact you at your home [123 S Cloverdale St Unit G  Seattle WA 98118] and did not hear back. Your Student Loans have been marked as possibly eligible for forgiveness under the new 2024 guidelines. Your case number is #44986, and your file will remain open in my system for only one more day. Please give your dedicated eligibility line a call on Tuesday (7/23/2024) at: (‎‎‎83‎3‎)‑361‑‎1‎‎682. Our office hours are 11am-8pm (EST) Monday-Friday. Thank you so much and we hope to hear from you soon, Aric Mauriello

You opted in, Advertising Services, PO Box 249 #57223, Albuquerque, NM 87103 .......... We are a marketing company. If you wish to contact the company advertised please use the phone number above to get removed from our marketing list. Please enter the following URL into your web browser: 'unsubscribe-me-now. net' and enter your email address exactly: unsubscribe-me-now. net"

Delete

Mar 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM by
Financial Hardship Department Scam - 833-732-2828 - 833-877-3102
an anonymous user from: Austin, Texas, United States

These always make me laugh, especially considering I have no student loan debt (I was smart and went to the school of hard knocks instead a university). And that this email came from a hotmail.com email was another indicator of it being a load of c**p. Now it would really impress me if they sent an email saying that it was Donald Trump trying to contact me LOL

"Hello this is Matthew Simmons on behalf of the Student-Loan Debt Department. We tried to contact you at your home and did not hear back. Your Student-Loans have been marked as eligible for forgiveness under the new 2024 guidelines. Your case number is #71642, and your file will remain open in my system for only one more day. If you could please give your dedicated eligibility line a call at: (833­-­282­-5­3­­8­5­) Thank You, Matthew Simmons





You opted in, Advertising Services, PO Box 249 #57223, Albuquerque, NM 87103 ..... We are a service for marketing. To reach the company that is listed contact the number listed above. If you want to get off our marketing list, please go to the URL below and type in your email address: unsubscribe-from-list.com ..."

Delete

Jan 20, 2024 at 7:48 PM by
Financial Hardship Department Scam - 833-732-2828 - 833-877-3102
an anonymous user from: Chester, New York, United States

My father, who passed away 11 months ago at the age of 84, received this email yesterday:

"Hello this is William Price on behalf of the Student-Loan Debt Department. We tried to contact you at your home and did not hear back. Your Student-Loans have been marked as eligible for forgiveness under the new 2023 guidelines. Your case number is #69019, and your file will remain open in my system for only one more day. If you could please give your dedicated eligibility line a call at: (­8­77-­8­9­0-­8­­039) Thank You, William Price

Advertising Services, PO Box 249 #57223, Albuquerque, NM 87103 ....... We are a business that markets. If you would like to reach the company mentioned, please dial the contact number listed above to remove us from your marketing list. Please enter the following URL into your web browser: 'unsubscribe-me-now.org' and enter your email address exactly:  unsubscribe-me-now.net bGluOTMxNjZAZ21haWwuY29t"


Scumbag. I called the number and asked for William Price. Speaking. He started to get the hint that I was none too pleased and hung up. I called back, he answered again. I ripped him a new one and told him to Go to H**l.

Delete

Dec 14, 2023 at 1:17 PM by
Financial Hardship Department Scam - 833-732-2828 - 833-877-3102
an anonymous user from: Troy, New York, United States

Received this:

"Hi‎‎‎ i‎t’‎‎‎‎s‎ ‎‎I‎r‎‎is‎‎‎ ‎w‎‎‎‎it‎‎‎h‎ t‎‎‎he‎‎‎ ‎H‎‎ard‎‎s‎h‎i‎p‎‎ ‎R‎‎e‎‎‎l‎i‎‎‎e‎f ‎Pr‎‎o‎g‎ram‎‎.‎‎ ‎We‎ ‎t‎‎r‎i‎‎e‎‎d‎‎‎ ‎r‎‎e‎a‎‎c‎‎h‎i‎‎ng‎ yo‎u ‎‎a‎t ‎y‎‎‎‎‎o‎u‎r‎‎‎ ‎h‎o‎‎‎m‎‎‎e‎ ‎a‎n‎d ‎d‎‎‎‎i‎d‎‎ ‎n‎‎o‎t‎‎ ‎h‎‎e‎‎‎ar ‎‎‎‎‎b‎‎a‎‎c‎k‎.‎.‎‎.‎‎‎‎‎ ‎‎‎I‎'‎‎m n‎‎‎o‎‎t‎‎ ‎‎‎s‎u‎‎r‎‎‎e ‎‎i‎‎f y‎‎o‎u‎’ve‎‎ ‎s‎p‎o‎‎‎k‎e‎n t‎‎o ‎‎an ‎‎a*s‎ig‎‎‎‎‎n‎e‎‎d‎ ‎ag‎en‎‎t‎‎‎ y‎e‎t,‎‎ ‎b‎‎u‎‎t‎‎ I‎‎ ‎‎d‎o‎‎‎‎ ‎see‎‎ ‎‎t‎‎ha‎t‎‎ ‎y‎o‎‎u‎’‎‎r‎e‎ ‎pre‎-‎a‎p‎‎‎‎p‎r‎‎‎‎ov‎e‎‎d ‎f‎or‎‎‎‎ ‎‎ou‎‎‎r H‎a‎r‎d‎‎s‎h‎i‎‎p‎‎ Pr‎o‎g‎r‎‎a‎‎m, s‎o‎‎ ‎w‎h‎a‎t‎ ‎‎‎I‎’m‎‎ ‎‎g‎‎o‎‎in‎‎‎g‎‎‎ ‎t‎‎o ‎d‎o‎‎ ‎i‎‎‎‎s‎‎‎ ‎k‎e‎‎e‎‎p‎ ‎t‎hi‎s‎‎ ‎‎i‎‎n‎ ‎‎‎‎a‎ ‎‎pe‎‎n‎‎d‎i‎‎n‎‎g‎‎‎ sta‎t‎‎‎us‎. ‎Pl‎‎e‎a‎‎s‎e‎ ‎‎g‎i‎‎v‎e‎ ‎‎m‎‎‎‎e‎‎ ‎‎‎a‎ ‎‎c‎al‎l‎‎‎‎ b‎etw‎ee‎n t‎h‎‎e‎‎ ‎‎‎h‎ou‎r‎s‎ ‎o‎‎‎‎f ‎‎‎1‎‎0‎‎a‎‎m‎ ‎a‎‎n‎‎d‎‎ ‎‎8p‎‎m‎ E‎ST‎,‎‎ ‎s‎o‎ w‎‎‎e‎ ‎c‎‎a‎n‎ ‎go‎‎ ‎o‎‎v‎e‎‎r‎‎ ‎t‎h‎‎e‎‎‎ ‎‎d‎‎‎e‎‎‎t‎‎‎a‎‎‎i‎‎‎‎l‎s.‎ ‎‎‎I‎‎ ‎‎ca‎‎n‎ ‎‎b‎‎e‎ ‎re‎‎‎a‎‎‎‎c‎‎h‎‎‎e‎‎d ‎‎‎a‎t‎‎‎: 866-579-2657, T‎h‎‎a‎‎n‎‎‎k‎‎‎‎ ‎y‎o‎u‎, I‎ri‎s‎ ‎Eng‎‎e‎‎l‎‎‎l‎ ‎-‎ H‎‎‎a‎‎rd‎s‎‎hi‎p‎ ‎‎‎R‎‎‎‎‎e‎li‎ef‎ ‎‎P‎ro‎‎g‎‎r‎‎am
PO Box 249 #57223, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103, This is an advertisement. , get removed from list at: unsubscribe-me-now. net"

Delete

Dec 4, 2023 at 4:26 PM by
Financial Hardship Department Scam - 833-732-2828 - 833-877-3102
an anonymous user from: Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

Just received this.

"Hello this is Franciska Monastero on behalf of the Student-Loan Debt Department. We tried to contact you at your home and did not hear back. Your Student-Loans have been marked as eligible for forgiveness under the new 2023 guidelines. Your case number is #87132, and your file will remain open in my system for only one more day. If you could please give your dedicated eligibility line a call at: (­8­44-496­-6­4­9­­­9) Thank You, Franciska Monastero

Advertising Services, PO Box 249 #57223, Albuquerque, NM 87103 ... We are a marketing firm. If you would like to reach the company advertised please use the above number to get removed from our marketing list."

Delete

Dec 12, 2023 at 10:42 AM by
Financial Hardship Department Scam - 833-732-2828 - 833-877-3102
an anonymous user from: Denver, Colorado, United States

I also received this pretty much verbatim, what a scam

Delete

waiting

CommentsPost Comment or Answer