{"id":75885,"date":"2017-11-10T09:30:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T14:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=75885"},"modified":"2017-11-10T08:40:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T13:40:42","slug":"veterans-more-likely-to-be-scam-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=75885","title":{"rendered":"Veterans more likely to be scam victims"},"content":{"rendered":"

KOMO News<\/a> reports that a survey by AARP reveals that veterans are more likely to be the victims of scams than the general population. The overwhelming reason seems to be because scammers are targeting veterans lately;<\/p>\n

In addition to showing how deliberate targeting may be leading to higher victimization rates among veterans, the survey also explored how veteran scam victims differ from the general public. For instance veteran scam victims say they are more likely to trust a person who has previously served in the military, plus they are more likely to donate to charitable fundraisers who claim to be supporting our servicemen and veterans.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo a savvy con-artist, stolen valor can be an extremely effective tool,\u201d said [AARP State Director Doug] Shadel. \u201cWe\u2019ve heard from a number of former and current scam artists who tell us they specifically target vets with false claims of military service brotherhood, or that they know patriotism among vets can be a powerful window in to their hearts and wallets.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m pretty sure that the article is paid advertising from the insurance brokers known as AARP (which I wouldn’t join on a bet), but that doesn’t make the information included any less important. The article lists some examples of scams targeting veterans – promises of free stuff to get more information from you that can be used to steal your money. That’s why I don’t publish any of the solicitations that I get in email – I just don’t have time to ferret out the specifics for you, but I don’t trust anyone anyway. <\/p>\n

Hell, I don’t even trust AARP.<\/p>\n

It’s a jungle out there. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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