Student Fraud Warning

Students are being warned of the dangers when searching for university accommodation online, as fraudsters continue to take advantage of their vulnerability and eagerness to find somewhere to live for the forthcoming academic year.

This comes from a release issued by the Metropolitan Police’s fraud prevention division who have seen a significant rise in the number of students becoming victims as a result of responding to advertisements for rooms, flats and houses for rent, particularly in the London area.  The criminals carrying out these acts generally scam people by requesting a holding deposit just to view the property and they typically use free to advertise websites where it is harder for them to be tracked down, but there are also other methods which can be found in our online safety section. Continue reading

Money Saving Tips for Students

As a student you have limited income, and the vast majority have to resort to borrowing, normally through a student loan.  But there are means to stretch this money as far as it will go so that you are not left with no money three or four weeks before the end of term.

For your convenience we have broken them down into separate sections:

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You’re a House Sharing Student If…

Some common tell tale signs that you are house sharing student if…

  • you average to get only four hours sleep a night.
  • your rubbish bin is overflowing but your bank account isn’t.
  • you are personally keeping the local pizza / fast food take away in business.
  • you wake up ten minutes before class.
  • you wear the same jeans 13 days in a row (without washing them!).
  • your breakfast consists of a can or bottle of coke on the way to class.
  • it takes a shovel to find your bedroom floor.
  • you’ll happily pick 10p off of the floor if you find it.
  • get more sleep in lectures and seminars than in your bed.
  • you can sleep through your housemates blaring stereo.
  • you live in a room that is smaller than most caravans.
  • you have a fine collection of Tesco, Asda or Morrison’s own brand beer.
  • said beer cans make up a wall in your window sill.
  • have you seen two consecutive sunrises without sleeping.
  • you do your laundry only when you’ve run out of underwear.
  • doing your hair consists of putting on a baseball cap.
  • Rustler’s form part of a stable diet.
  • you eat at the university’s cafeteria, even if the food is awful, but only because it’s cheap.