Quick Answer: A consumer paid Strategic Debt Solutions $49.99 monthly for over a year believing it would eliminate student loans in 3 years, but the U.S. Department of Education confirmed they received no payments from this company. This appears to be a student loan scam where payments don’t actually go toward loan forgiveness.
Consumer Statement:
The way i am scammed is that [email address] stated that with my student loans will go away in 3years because i am making payment each month from my checking account in the amount of $49.99 and I have been paying this for 1year and I don’t know how many months, but when I called the U.S.Dept. Of Edu. they have not heard of such thing and that the payment they are getting each month is not going toward my student loans at all, so please help and tell me how can i get my money back and to clear up this matter because I can’t afford to keep paying something and not getting any help with my student loans.
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I have been trying to talk to someone but they keep giving me the run around and this is hurting me because i am getting behind in my bills because of this and this has hurt me so much because i through i was making payments on my loan and this is nothing but a scammed, i need help really bad to try and get my money back so that i can make payments on my loans because the Dept Of Edu. assure me that they have not received any payment from such business. Thank You.
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Date This Problem Happened: January 1, 2013
State You Live in: Alabama
Race/Ethnicity: Black or African-American
Age Range: 51-65
Total Amount of Fee Paid:
Company Name: Strategic Debt Solutions
Company Address:
Company Telephone Number: 877-404-4835
Website of Company: strategicdebtsolution.com
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