Has anyone encountered this Kenyan scam?

[Simba's Mom]

A couple days ago, DH got a letter from a local university welcoming him. He figured it was just some mix up until yesterday, when he got a letter from the same university saying that they'd need an official transcript from his former school, "Kenya University", in order to complete his application. DH tried to contact the university here (a branch of University of Texas), but they're closed for a local celebration. Has anyone else encountered this? You can bet he'll be on the phone with them Monday. Meanwhile, I'm extremely uncomfortable about this, but he's just kind of shrugging it off.

 

[DawnCt1]

Maybe its George Obama attempting to get into the USA. His brother isn't doing much for him. (Sorry, I couldn't resist)

Is this a school that your DS applied to? I would definitely follow it up and check to be sure that they do not have his social security number, if he hasn't applied.

 

[Simba's Mom]

Maybe its George Obama attempting to get into the USA. His brother isn't doing much for him. (Sorry, I couldn't resist)

Is this a school that your DS applied to? I would definitely follow it up and check to be sure that they do not have his social security number, if he hasn't applied.

No, he's never applied there or done anything there. I'm so afraid of someone having gotten his SS #.

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Since student visa's are pretty easy to get, I would make sure that the "transferring student" is not the same name as your husband, and if so (such as a passport name/number on file with the school) I would be calling the Sate Department Investigations and/or a local fraud Identity theft task force.

Good luck.

 

[NYDisGuy]

Wait....They accepted him without seeing his official transcript? Sounds like another scam to me.

 

[Diva of Dragons]

I seriously doubt there is any real connection to your DH. It's just another giant spam scam.