These tips and tools will help you combat scholarship scams. Even if the company is incorporated in another state, they must be registered as an alien or foreign corporation in order to do business in your state.
Many states require corporations to file a copy of their annual report as well.
If you discover that a corporation isn't really incorporated, that would suggest that it is a scam trying to pass itself off as a legitimate business. To find out whether an organization is incorporated, call the state's corporation bureau. A few states have established web sites for the office of the attorney general. You can also search newspaper full text databases for newspaper references to the company or individual. Searching these databases usually costs money, however.