The Education Department is urging colleges to take steps to protect the federal student-aid programs from fraud, less than a month after its Office of Inspector General issued a report detailing the growth of organized fraud rings that exploit distance-education programs.
In a letter made public Thursday evening, the department asks colleges to develop ways of detecting groups of students who use the same Internet Protocol or e-mail addresses to apply and participate in online programs, as well as students who live outside the institution’s normal area of coverage.
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