{"id":67100,"date":"2021-04-30T15:31:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T15:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/04\/30\/warning-post-office-sees-rise-in-covid-vaccination-scams-targeting-veterans\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:26:56","slug":"warning-post-office-sees-rise-in-covid-vaccination-scams-targeting-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2021\/04\/30\/warning-post-office-sees-rise-in-covid-vaccination-scams-targeting-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning: Post Office sees rise in COVID vaccination scams targeting veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Postal service leaders are warning veterans to be wary of a new round of financial scams targeting their families by promising quicker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>coronavirus vaccines<\/a> and extra money for virus-related medical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspis.gov\/veterans\" target=_blank>Operation Protect Veteran<\/a>s \u2014 a joint effort from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and AARP that is focused on scams directed at veterans and military members \u2014 said they have seen an increase in recent weeks in the number of illicit offers for veterans to \u201ccut in the vaccination line\u201d if they provide cash to third-party groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group also warned of scammers offering \u201ccash payments or other incentives around obtaining a COVID vaccination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/04\/30\/tens-of-thousands-of-us-vets-living-overseas-left-to-find-covid-vaccine-doses-on-their-own\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6501037.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Tens of thousands of US vets living overseas left to find COVID vaccine doses on their own<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">VA officials will reimburse veterans for vaccine costs through the department&#039;s Foreign Medical Program, but not help them find vaccine appointments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to legislation approved last month by Congress, all veterans, their spouses and caregivers are eligible to receive coronavirus vaccines through the Department of Veterans Affairs free of cost. Timing and availability of those shots depends on local supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But officials have emphasized that individuals do not need to pay to receive a dose, and outside groups promising quicker delivery in exchange for cash are taking advantage of confused or frustrated veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn addition to many of the same scams fraudsters use to target veterans, we\u2019re now seeing more \u2018timely\u2019 scams, like those related to COVID,\u201d said Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd as May is Military Appreciation Month, it\u2019s a great time for everyone to become informed and spread the word about scams targeting veterans in order to, in some small way, help repay the tremendous debt we all owe those who have served.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An AARP survey from 2017 found that veterans are twice as likely to be victims of scammers as the general public, with about one in six veterans reporting losing money to a fake offer of benefits or assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home\/left-column\/2021\/04\/21\/meet-the-guards-one-year-pandemic-vets\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49946710767_24df6ecc5e_o.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Meet the Guard\u2019s one-year pandemic vets<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Military Times spoke with two troops who have been on duty battling the COVID-19 pandemic since spring 2020 to chart the course of the Guard&#039;s response through their eyes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Postal service officials warn all veterans not to give out personal information over the phone to strangers, especially bank account numbers, credit card numbers or Social Security numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also said any veteran with questions about an unsolicited offer or program should check out the deal with a family member, friend, or local Veterans Affairs office. 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