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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Jastine Beatrice Yap

Authorities Investigate £60 Million Student Loan Scam Targeting Higher Education Funding

Certain providers are enrolling students who show little or no interest in completing a course. (Credit: Sasun Bughdaryan/Unsplash)

Organised crime may be reaping the benefits of student loan fraud, amounting to £60 million in funding, within unregulated colleges in England due to inadequate oversight, as outlined in a report by the National Audit Office (NAO).

The illicit scheme, which allegedly involves the creation of fake student identities and the manipulation of loan disbursements, has raised serious concerns about the vulnerability of the student finance system in the United Kingdom.

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