MARCH 04, 2022, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5
KAA posts new hours
Starting Mar. 1, the Keizer Art
Association will have new hours and
days for the Enid Joy Mount Gallery.
The gallery, located in the Keizer
Cultural Center, at 980 Chemawa Rd. NE,
will be open Monday and Tuesday from
3 to 7 p.m., Wednesday through Friday
from 1 to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
KAA exists to encourage the creation,
understanding, and appreciation of arts
in the community; to gather together
objects of art for display and interpreta-
tion; and to, ultimately, have the partici-
pation of all members of the community
as a part of the total art education process.
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FBI: Student loan scams
Under COVID relief efforts, the gov-
ernment put a pause on the need to make
payments toward federal student loans.
That forbearance program was originally
set to expire a few weeks ago, but now it
is in place until May. Regardless of when
it expires, fraudsters are taking advan-
tage of the situation to target anxious
loan holders.
Bad actors are using text messages,
emails, and even voicemails to target
loan holders as they attempt to cash out
on your stress. They are offering easy
ways to consolidate or even eliminate
your loans.
Our partners at the Federal Trade
Commission have some helpful advice:
Never pay an upfront fee. It’s illegal
for companies to charge you before they
help you. Also, remember that there’s
nothing a company can do for you that
you can’t do yourself for free. And you
never have to pay to get help from the
Department of Education
Never give out your Federal Student
Aid ID, your Social
Security number, or
other personal infor-
mation to anyone
who contacts you.
Scammers posing as
student loan special-
ists can use this infor-
mation to log into
your account, change
your contact informa-
tion, and even divert
your payments to
them. Instead of giving out your FSA ID,
call or contact your servicer.
Don’t sign up for quick loan forgive-
ness. Scammers might say they can get
rid of your loans before they know the
details of your situation. Or they might
promise a loan forgiveness program —
that most people won’t qualify for.
Scammers use fake seals and logos
to lure people in. They promise special
access to repayment plans, new federal
loan consolidations, or loan forgiveness
programs. It’s a lie. If you have federal
loans, go to the Department of Education
directly at StudentAid.gov.
If you are the victim of a student loan
scam you can report it to the FTC at
ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
If you are the victim of any online
fraud, you should report the incident
to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint
Center at www.ic3.gov or call your FBI
local office.