Veterans more likely to be scam victims
KOMO News 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;
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.
“To a savvy con-artist, stolen valor can be an extremely effective tool,” said [AARP State Director Doug] Shadel. “We’ve 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.”
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.
Hell, I don’t even trust AARP.
It’s a jungle out there.
Category: Veterans Issues
Vets are programed to give cash to scams, AER, AUSA ,NCOA. Battalion NCO fund, Company NCO fund, CFC and of course the 82nd airborne association. It cost a lot of money to stay in the Army.
And it’s funny how those who DON’T donate to the 1SG’s delight often end up on things like weekend CQ Duty among other things.
Yup!
On Christmas as SDNCO the battalion commander asked why I was on duty after seeing working SDNCO on Thanksgiving. We hade a nice talk and it ended when I pointed out that was back on duty for New years eave. My Dud with rank e-8 and e-9 were a little upset.
At Ft Hood in ’69 I got a CFC circular with an addendum noting my “fair share”. And there was a lot of pressure to give that amount because someone was being rated on my generosity. Needless to say, that didn’t help the rotten attitude I had started to develop once my marriage headed south. The counseling I got didn’t help matters, either. Thus started the weekly submission of 1049s volunteering for Viet Nam. As much as I loved tanks, I hated Ft Hood.
FWIW, I realized what a lefty libtard scam AARP is when my beloved and lamented mother-in-law was getting the AARP magazine that reinforced all of the conservative principles she held, but was wooing me with their libtard hippy bs magazine because I grew up in the 1960’s, so I must share their political views.
I also noticed that as my WWII CIB father got older and more senile, the scammers got more brazen.
My Grandmother-in-law thought “AARP” meant American Association of Retarded People. In retrospect, she was right…
You had a wise grandmother, Arby.
I got scammed in the Navy. I agreed to go down to Antarctica because they told me there’s a woman behind every tree down there.
I stepped off the plane onto the ice, looked around and shouted “HEY, where’s all the fucking trees???”
Lol…
Take these orders to Alice Springs, Australian women looove Sailors.
Hey, why the hell are we in the middle of the outback?
If you removed the scammers at the VA and others officially charged with assisting veterans, would there be any difference between the victimhood of veterans vice the general population? Not that I would believe anything from the AARP.
I wouldn’t trust AARP as far as I can throw them over my left shoulder with my right arm.
As far as the scammers, fa’queem all. The ones that call, and the ones that I see at street corners, bridge underpasses, and store parking lot entrances.
Caller ID/blocker, spam blocker, garbage can and pistol on hip when answering the door – self defense tools in this age. I have a veteran special package deal of these tools for you. Included:
1) a pamphlet describing how to ask for the caller’s name and a single ear plug sound blocker
2) a cardboard square to block the Spam at grocery stores
3) a pamphlet describing how to put junk mail in your garbage can
4) a replica Mattel Fanner 50 (holster extra).
Your peace of mind will be assured when you use these tools wisely. For only $19.99 and if you act now…
I just want the Fanner 50. Haven’t seen one of those in over 50 years.
I tried to fan my Super Blackhawk.
Once.
Bullshit they are.
As a veteran I don’t trust anyone and will be the last person to be scammed.
This just in! AARP more likely to scam veterans to join their sub-democratic party organization!
You could also read this as “veteran used more often to scam victims” because everywhere you turn there’s someone saying, “I’m a veteran! Gimme!” when in most cases they aren’t a veteran, OR a very short time veteran who left unhappily.
AARP stopped sending the business reply envelopes. Now you have to put a stamp on them.
I used to relpy with as many gun ads I could cram in the envelope.
There will also be a lot of sub-standard veterans scamming folks as well.
Check out AMAC (Assoc of Mature American Citizens, amac.us).