One advertised site was designed to look like a government agency, the TTP said.
TheFederal Trade Commissionsaid it’s “illegal for companies to charge you before they help you.”
Google didn’t respond to a subsequent request for comment on how it enforces its policies.
The TTP wondered about the company’s approach.
Paul went on to say that these scams operate similarly to others, including ones forvoter registrationandstimulus checks.
After TTP raised these issues, Paul said, Googlefailedto address them.
“We see years later that little has changed,” said Paul.
The FTC didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
One in eight Americans, about43 million, carry some student loan debt, according to 2021 census data.
About$25 billionin loan debt has already been forgiven.
