{"id":54548,"date":"2022-04-14T16:24:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T16:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/04\/14\/scams-targeting-veterans-pensions-benefits-raise-worry-among-va-officials\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:12:49","slug":"scams-targeting-veterans-pensions-benefits-raise-worry-among-va-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2022\/04\/14\/scams-targeting-veterans-pensions-benefits-raise-worry-among-va-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Scams targeting veterans\u2019 pensions, benefits raise worry among VA officials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/10\/13\/va-to-hire-2000-new-processors-to-help-with-looming-spike-in-claims-backlog\/#:~:text=Veterans-,VA%20to%20hire%202%2C000%20new%20processors%20to,looming%20spike%20in%20claims%20backlog&#038;text=Veterans%20Affairs%20leaders%20are%20bringing,highest%20level%20in%20seven%20years.\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Affairs officials<\/a> are warning about an uptick in scam attempts targeting veterans\u2019 pensions that could result in serious financial problems for elderly or infirm individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFraudsters are getting smarter, more deliberate and more engaged. They\u2019re getting better,\u201d said Charles Tapp II, chief financial officer for the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2022\/03\/23\/va-claims-backlog-improves-but-still-sits-far-above-pre-pandemic-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Veterans Benefits Administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are seeing a lot more instances where veterans \u2014 particularly seniors \u2014 are getting fraudulent calls \u2026 So we certainly are making our senior veterans more aware about pension poaching.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission reported that about 2.8 million Americans filed fraud complaints in 2021, the most on record. The agency estimated that consumers lost more than $5.8 billion to scams last year.<\/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\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2020\/01\/01\/scammers-have-stolen-405-million-from-military-families-since-2012-report-finds\/\" 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=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1016049596-Cropped.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\">Scammers have stolen $405 million from military families since 2012, report finds<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">If a deal seems too good to be true, then it probably is. Just close your browser and walk away.<\/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\">VA officials said older veterans with military pensions or other regular department payouts can be attractive targets for would-be-thieves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pension theft can occur when an outside party \u2014 a stranger or someone known to a veteran, such as a caregiver \u2014 convinces veterans to shift their payouts to a new bank account or a separate financial product (annuities or trusts, for example), preventing them from accessing the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tapp said when veterans\u2019 bank accounts are changed without explanation, it triggers an internal check within VA to ensure that fraud is not occurring. But other theft schemes are more difficult to detect, and may only be corrected after months of malfeasance have already occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a series of recent outreach efforts, department officials are reminding veterans that VA does not charge to process applications for benefits and services, and it is against the law for an outside group or attorney to charge claimants for preparing benefits applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo one can guarantee that the VA will award you a benefit or service, not even someone who is VA accredited,\u201d a department fact sheet on pension poaching states. \u201cOnly the VA can determine eligibility and award benefits and services.\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\/management\/pay-benefits\/2021\/12\/02\/marketer-gets-30-months-in-fraud-scheme-involving-tricare\/\" 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=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635949295909170000-courtjpg-Cropped.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\">Marketer gets 30 months in fraud scheme involving Tricare<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Shoemaker was ordered to pay restitution and forfeit all assets resulting from the scheme.<\/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\">Tapp said if individuals are confused about available services or benefits, they can contact VA\u2019s National Call Center at 1-800-827-1000. 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