As the cost of college skyrockets, so do the number of scams trying to take advantage of you! With the average cost of a private four-year college topping more than $32,000, more families than ever are on the hunt for scholarships that can help relieve some of that financial burden.

Con artists and unscrupulous businesses snare several hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting students and their families with fraudulent offers every year, to the tune of more than $100 million!

Don't let it happen to you! Click through our gallery and we'll reveal scholarship scams you should avoid at all costs.

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