On April 8, the Biden administration announced its plans to introduce new student debt relief for 30 million student borrowers. Although the president outlined his plans for the new program, it hasn’t been finalized or implemented yet.

That's why it was strange when one VERIFY journalist received an email that claimed she qualified for forgiveness “under the new 2024 guidelines.”

“Hello this is Mason Woods on behalf of the Student-Loan Debt Department. We tried to contact you at your home and did not hear back. Your StudentLoans have been marked as eligible for forgiveness under the new 2024 guidelines. Your case number is #15219, and your file will remain open in my system for only one more day. If you could please give your dedicated eligibility line a call at: (844-681-3875) Thank you so much and we hope to hear from you soon, Mason Woods,” the email read.

She’s not alone. Someone posted to Reddit a screenshot of a similar email just two months ago.

THE QUESTION
Is the Student-Loan Debt Department email a legitimate offer for student debt relief?

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