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I was contacted through the mail by letter. It had Final Notice at the top of the letter. It stated that it was assigned to the Student Loan Dept. It had a header, Student Loan Consolidation & Payment Reduction Program Prepared For: (my name). New Laws discounting federal student loans. They stated that they were associated with the U.S. Department of Education. They said that they were with Ed Financial c/o AidVantage. I was assigned a direct contact person, Ryan. He reviewed the information with me and sent me a package via email to fill out. I was promised 162 months of payments of $316.33. I did not note any problems until I was contacted by AidVantage for an October payment. When I contacted AidVantage, there was no record of my consolidation agreement. I contacted Superior Services with the number they provided. I was told that the wrong documents were sent to me to be signed and that they would email the documents and that the issue would be resolved. I began paying these services May 19, 2023. I was dealing with my very ill father who later died on May 23, 2023. This was a very vulnerable time. As I began to look into this matter, no one had any records of this service or affliation. And, the number was no longer active when I attempted to call them again. I do not want anyone to go through this in the future. That is the reason for this report. As of today, I have filed a police complaint, notified my bank, and contacted the 3 credit bureaus to freeze my credit for any future transactions as I shared sensitive information with this fraudulent facility. I hope that will prevent future scams.