Within less than 24 hours last weekend, I received two similar texts about what to do if you’re falling behind and failing to pay your student loan bills.
“Working America: Fed student aid in default? There is a fed government program that may help. Deadline is 9/30.”
The two different phone numbers listed as the sender for the texts seemed dubious, like potential spam. Yet, the message mixed just enough reality into the text to get you thinking, maybe I should click on this link to save money. Best bet: As a practice, I’d advise against clicking on any links in an unexpected text.
Oddly enough, I contacted Working America, an AFL-CIO affiliate, directly via its website to find out what’s up, and I discovered the texts weren’t scams. I…
