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How do I identify fake or bogus websites?

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Is it the green star on the tab? I have student loans for the department of education. Much to my chagrin, I have discovered that there are many many fake dept of ed student loan servicing websites, some of them surprisingly similar to the real ones. How do I identify the correct ones? I gather that the loan servicers are contractors, because some of the real ones do not end in edu

Is it the green star on the tab? I have student loans for the department of education. Much to my chagrin, I have discovered that there are many many fake dept of ed student loan servicing websites, some of them surprisingly similar to the real ones. How do I identify the correct ones? I gather that the loan servicers are contractors, because some of the real ones do not end in edu

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