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updated October 21, 2001
On March 27, 1999, the Cagey Consumer received a letter from College Financial Aid Services of America, claiming that:One tipoff to the deception being practiced is that they're trying too hard to make it sound official. This company drew the attention of the Florida Attorney General's Office, which (as of the date of writing) lists the status of their investigation as follows:Several companies have recently emerged and tried to imitate our program. Unlike these companies, College Financial Aid Services of America has been federally approved for copyright and service mark protection and is the only proven organization of its kind offering this proprietary assistance...
Steven L. Daughenbaugh, RCFA
National Director
| Case Number | L98-3-1400 |
| Subject of investigation: | College Financial Aid Services of America, Inc. [Wayback archive] |
| Subject's address |
801 West Freeway, 8th Floor, Suite 850 Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 |
| Subject's business | Direct mail |
| Allegation or issue being investigated | Deceptive business practices - misrepresenting ability to obtain college financial aid |
| Status of case: | Case under review, Investigation opened, Negotiations in progress |
| Subject's position: | Cooperating with investigation |
| AG unit handling case: | Economic Crimes Division in Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Note | This case file relates to a civil -- not a criminal -- investigation. The existence of an investigation does not constitute proof of any violation of law. |
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