
Scams seek personal information
Voice messages that say your Veterans Affairs profile was flagged for possible new benefits may not be telling the truth.
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a notice about scams targeting veterans’ benefits.
Reports by the Leader-Herald in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and KARE11, an NBC station in Minneapolis, say scam callers are attempting to elicit financial and other personal information from veterans. Callers may tell vets there is a new type of veterans benefit related to home loans. The reports say the scammers use caller ID spoofing to deceive their intended victims.
The scammers often leave voice messages, following a script...