According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, unscrupulous companies guarantee or promise scholarships, grants or fantastic financial aid packages. Many use high pressure sales pitches at seminars where you're required to pay immediately or risk losing out on the "opportunity."
Every year an estimated 350,000 students and families are victims of scholarship scams, costing more than $5 million annually.
In general, you should not have to pay any kind of fees to apply for a scholarship program, and also, most legitimate scholarship programs list previous year's winners on their website.
Here are some great articles on this topic:
US News - Dont Fall for These 5 College Scholarship Scams
Federal Trade Commission - Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams
College View - Scholarship Scams
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