Taking to SAT or ACT are hard enough, however KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro reports scammers are making it more difficult.
This is the time of year when millions of high school juniors and seniors prepare to take the ACT or SAT. An important step in the process of submitting a college or university application so they can start classes this fall.
Registration cost for the SAT is $60, however parents pay far more for test prep which cost between $400 for the online test prep to over $1,000 for tutoring and complete test prep.
Unfortunately it’s also a great opportunity for scammers posing as test prep companies who say they are going to charge one price and charge customers credit cards far more. Pamela Hernandez of theBetter Business Bureau in Springfield explains.
“The scammers are often saying their with the college board. Again their brining up maybe their students ask, that their child asked for this material. Doing a lot of test prep work is very common, so it’s very easy to fall into that particular scam.”
The BBB warns to be wary of unsolicited calls.
To also double check with your child and to never give your personal financial information out to strangers.
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