Once again this year, parents and students are beginning to receive mailings offering services to provide assistance and information regarding financial aid for college. They are contacting students/families as young as 9th grade! PLEASE, be very careful before responding to any such contact. The Better Business Bureau and other fraud identification services are good sources of information. There are a variety of financial aid search services, free of charge, which are available from EducationQuest. You could also contact EducationQuest regarding any mailing or other contact you receive regarding financial aid to check on its authenticity. The EducationQuest phone number is 402-475-5222