As the January student finance instalment approaches, the Student Loans Company (SLC) is issuing a reminder to all students to be vigilant against scams as they await the next payment of their maintenance loans.
Scammers will try to trick students into giving away personal and financial information by sending fake emails (phishing) and texts (smishing), or calling and pretending to be from SLC, Student Finance England (SFE), or other legitimate organisations, ahead of the January payment dates.
SLC will never ask students to provide their personal or financial information via email or text message. If a student receives a suspicious message, they should email it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and if they think have been a victim of a scam, please contact SLC’s specialist team on 0300 100 0059.
SLC is also alerting students to a current scam. This is an email that claims to be from ‘SLC Investigations’ telling students to expect a call from a private number to verify payment details. The email is being sent from an @outlook.com address and is not an official SLC email. SLC will never proactively contact students to verify bank details ahead of a payment date.
