{"id":70401,"date":"2017-05-16T17:01:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T17:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/05\/16\/va-warns-that-scammers-are-trying-to-take-advantage-of-choice-program-users\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:47:51","slug":"va-warns-that-scammers-are-trying-to-take-advantage-of-choice-program-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/05\/16\/va-warns-that-scammers-are-trying-to-take-advantage-of-choice-program-users\/","title":{"rendered":"VA warns that scammers are trying to take advantage of Choice Program users"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s a phone line that has been set up to scam veterans who happen to misdial the Veterans Choice Program phone number.<br\/><br\/>The only difference between the phone numbers rests in the area code, warns the <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blogs.va.gov\/VAntage\/37881\/attention-veterans-imposter-phone-line-attempting-to-access-credit-card-information-from-choice-program-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.blogs.va.gov\/VAntage\/37881\/attention-veterans-imposter-phone-line-attempting-to-access-credit-card-information-from-choice-program-users\/\">Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. The Veterans Choice Program phone number is 1-866-606-8198. The scammer&#8217;s number replaces 866 with 800.<br\/><br\/>VA officials say the scam phone number will not provide any information on the Choice Program or its eligibility criteria, but it will offer a $100 rebate for the caller&#8217;s credit card information. The VA says they would never ask for this information, nor would they ever offer incentives through the Choice Program.\u00a0<br\/><br\/>Also the real Veterans Choice Program hotline will automatically tell the caller that they have reached the &#8220;U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.&#8221; The fake number will only tell callers they reached the &#8220;Veterans Choice Program&#8221; after the caller asks.<br\/><br\/>The VA is currently working with the Office of the Inspector General to get the scam phone line shut down through legal action.<br\/><br\/>Information on the Veterans Choice Program can be found <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/opa\/choiceact\/ \" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.va.gov\/opa\/choiceact\/ \">here<\/a>. You can also find further protection against identity theft by going <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/IDENTITYTHEFT\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/www.va.gov\/IDENTITYTHEFT\/index.asp\">here <\/a>or contacting 1-855-578-5492. The Veterans Affairs Safety Service toll-free number operates every weekday from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. EST and has a voicemail for after hour messages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scammers are targeting veterans who misdial the area code for the Veterans Choice program hotline. 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