The Veterans Pension program provides compensation to wartime Veterans who meet certain age or disability requirements and have limited income and net worth. Here's how to avoid getting scammed.
This video from VBA helps Veterans and their families better understand pension poaching and who they can trust when filing pension claims.
Do you know how much money fraudsters have stolen from Veterans? Now more than ever, it's imperative to be educated on the ways a scam artist can target you.
VA has seen an increase of fraudsters and pension poachers targeting the pension benefits of elderly Veterans, their dependents and survivors.
VA Privacy Service launches its first Speaker Series event of the year to recognize Data Privacy Week and Identity Theft Awareness week.
U.S. Postal Inspection Service and its Operation Protect Veterans campaign want Veterans to be mindful of potential donation scams.
These tips for spotting and avoiding VA home loan scams come from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Many service members, Veterans and military spouses have been receiving fraudulent calls and mailers from companies who claim to be affiliated with the government, VA, or their home loan servicer.
A few bad people are seeking to take advantage of Veterans and VA during this challenging time through scams and other illegal or unethical activities, including fraud, waste and abuse.
Military Veterans and retirees reported $66 million in fraud losses in 2020, according to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data. Fraud is the second-most-costly white-collar crime in America. These crimes add up to billions of dollars in fraudulent insurance claims every year. Even if you haven’t suffered a direct loss, you are still a victim of insurance fraud.
Now more than ever, your financial wellness and security are […]
Don't fall victim to scammers. That FTC says that impostor fraud is on the rise. Here are the AARP's tips and tricks to fight fraud in 2021.
Veterans are twice as likely to lose money to fraud because of identity theft, phishing, impostor scams, and investment, loan, or donation deceptions.