Is this a phishing site or a legitamate business?

[MrColin]

The original site:
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Notice that the acronym stands for FREE Application for Federal Student Aid.

Silly alternative:
https://www.fafsa.com/
This site wants your card#, Look

What are they offering except intermediation, if that?

 

[minendo]

Registrant: Make this info private
Student Financial Aid Services
417 Mace Blvd. Suite J338
Davis, CA 95616
US

Domain Name: FAFSA.COM

Administrative Contact , Technical Contact :
Student Financial Aid Services
support@fafsa.com
417 Mace Blvd. Suite J338
Davis, CA 95616
US
Phone: 530-756-3446
Fax: 530-756-2079

Record expires on 27-Jul-2010
Record created on 28-Jul-1997
Database last updated on 05-Jan-2005

Domain servers in listed order: Manage DNS

CBRU.BR.NS.ELS-GMS.ATT.NET 199.191.128.105
CMTU.MT.NS.ELS-GMS.ATT.NET 12.127.16.69

Show underlying registry data for this record


Current Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
IP Address: 12.146.20.71 (ARIN & RIPE IP search)
IP Location: US(UNITED STATES)-CALIFORNIA-DAVIS
Record Type: Domain Name
Server Type: IIS 6
Lock Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Web Site Status: Active
DMOZ 1 listings
Y! Directory: see listings
Secure: Yes
E-commerce: Yes
Traffic Ranking: 1
Data as of: 12-Apr-2006

 

[Injury]

.COM = COMMERCIAL
.GOV = GOVERNMENT



Think it through.

If it's been around since 1997, it's probably legitimate, but if you need to spoof a name to make money, you probably suck ass.

Steer clear.