Several educational institutions, including UTS Insearch and many universities, have recently become aware of a tuition fee payment scam targeting international students.
Scammers, claiming to be authorised international 'agents', are offering to pay students' tuition fees directly on behalf of the student at a discounted rate (sometimes 10-20% off).
The scammer makes the full payment to the educational institution or university on behalf of the student and instructs the student to pay them the reduced tuition fee amount.The payment to the educational institution or university is subsequently cancelled as the scammer has used a fraudulent credit card to make the payment.
Victims of this scam lose the money they paid to the scammer and are still required to pay their full tuition fees directly to the educational institution or university.
Please ensure your students are warned and are using the
approved UTS Insearch payment methods only.
Several educational institutions, including UTS Insearch and many universities, have recently become aware of a tuition fee payment scam targeting international students.
