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    May 28, 2026 | Compliance, NSCBlog, Sentinel 360

    How Sentinel 360SM Helps Colleges Fight Ghost Student Fraud

    Millions of high school students across the country are announcing their college decisions. Yet many “students” enrolling for college this fall may not be students at all. Ghost student fraud is a fast-growing scheme. Criminals enroll fake students — or steal real identities to enroll them — to illegally collect federal grants, student loans, and tuition refunds. The National Student Clearinghouse is launching a bold initiative to help institutions confront this growing epidemic.

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