Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul alerting consumers of student loan forgiveness scams. 

Raoul says scammers are contacting people by phone or email promising instant relief of loan forgiveness. 

Social Security Public Affairs Specialist Jack Meyers says that’s among some of the things he sees all the time. 

Unfortunately, scammers are really good at what they do. This means manipulating your emotions with hopes to make you act irrationally. Meyers asks you to pay attention and do your best to identify a scam before they take your money. 

Meyers says that an effective scam has some unique traits. 

Meyers says that you should hang up right away if you detect a scam. 

Learn more at ssa.gov/scam. Meyers appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.