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AIHOT · Published on 2026-10-31 00:53

The US Department of Justice launches its first major crackdown on 'ghost students,' as fraudsters use AI to complete courses and defraud students of their loans.

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The US Department of Justice has indicted five individuals, launching the first major federal crackdown on "ghost students." The scammers stole US citizenships to impersonate college students and defraud them of student loans; over $750,000 in cryptocurrency linked to Kenyan networks has already been seized.

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