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The official account of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General. If you suspect waste, fraud, or abuse report it to the OIG Hotline.
- Happening Now: West Virginia woman sentenced to prison for falsifying medical records to steal disability benefits and erase $242K in student loans. Read more
- Who commits federal education fraud? Anyone willing to put greed above students and taxpayers—from insiders to outsiders. Help us stop it. Get free materials to share at your school: oig.ed.gov/resources/free… #StopFraud #EducationFraud #FraudAwareness #OIG
- We’re working to stop “ghost student” scams that threaten student aid, schools, and honest students. Discover what these scams involve and what’s being done to stop them: investigatetv.com/2025/07/11/gho…
- Scammers are using student loans as bait to steal your money and your identity. Protect yourself! Get the quick guide: oig.ed.gov/sites/default/… #StudentLoanScams #ScamAlert #ProtectYourInfo
- Join the fight for America’s students and taxpayers. Spot student aid fraud, ghost students, bid rigging, kickbacks, and more with our free fraud indicators toolkit. Save it. Share it. Use it. oig.ed.gov/sites/default/…
- Fighting Fraud Friday: Student aid and other Federal education funds are for students—not for cosmetic surgery, luxury vacations, fast cars, or casinos. Steal and spend those funds for yourself? See what happens once you're caught. oig.ed.gov/resources/news…
- Get free OIG training—online or in-person—to help identify and report education fraud. Learn more: oig.ed.gov/resources/free… #OIGTraining #FraudTraining #EducationFraud #ProfessionalDevelopment #ComplianceTraining #OIG
- Auditors: Need quick guidance? Our Non-Federal audit resources are always free and always available: oig.ed.gov/non-federal-au… #AuditorTools #NonFederalAudits #AuditSupport #EducationAudits #CPAResources #OIG
- People who commit student aid fraud, K-12 fraud, special education fraud, run fraud scams – what do they have in common? Prison sentences. Read more about our investigations here. oig.ed.gov/resources/news… #FraudCase #Accountability #StopScams #OIGInvestigates
- Have a tip about fraud involving ED funds? Our hotline investigates thousands of cases every year. Report here: oig.ed.gov/oig-hotline #ReportFraud #OIGHotline #SeeSomethingSaySomething #FraudPrevention #EducationIntegrity #OIG
- Happening Now: Two former Mississippi school superintendents and a Missouri schoolteacher sentenced for stealing almost $400K. Read the press release:
- Our May Monthly Highlights report is out! It’s a fast, focused snapshot of recently issued OIG reports, investigations, fraud awareness and prevention efforts, and more: oig.ed.gov/sites/default/…












