{"id":9565,"date":"2020-12-18T16:20:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T00:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=9565"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:35:32","slug":"veterans-day-scams-the-identity-fraud-scams-that-veterans-need-to-watch-out-for-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.socialcatfish.cloud\/scamfish\/veterans-day-scams-the-identity-fraud-scams-that-veterans-need-to-watch-out-for-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans’ Day Scams: The Identity Fraud Scams That Veterans Need to Watch Out For in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veterans’ Day is a day where a lot of businesses and schools take off to honor those who have served in the military. Because of this, you would think that everyone would take the day to respect what military personnel has done for us and celebrate the veterans<\/a> that fought so bravely for us. However, there is a group of people that take this holiday for granted and use it to make a quick buck. This group of people is called scammers, and they use any holiday they can to make a quick buck off of people. There are many Veterans’ Day Scams that veterans<\/a> need to be aware of while celebrating this holiday.<\/p>\n

Veterans’ Day Scams to Watch Out For<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Usa-flag-765233-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

Charging For Military Benefits Scam<\/h3>\n

Scammers call their victims and tell them that they qualify for additional secret veterans’<\/a> benefits. These benefits include paying cash upfront for future disability or pension payments, being able to see your service records or government forms, being able to supposedly boost your pensions, and being able to qualify for secret government programs. These reasons are only excuses for scammers to get a hold of your personal and financial information and are not real. With this information, scammers can commit identity theft<\/a> and steal all your money.<\/p>\n

Loan and Investments Scam<\/h3>\n

Scammers call veterans<\/a> and claim that they can transfer their investments into trusts. They also claim that you can receive a loan with no credit check and instant approval. Again, this is another excuse as to how they are trying to steal personal and financial information. Once you give them the requested information or money, they will hang up on you and pretend to be you while applying for credit cards and other benefits. They will also steal every penny out of your bank account.<\/a><\/p>\n

Veterans’ Day Sale Scam<\/h3>\n

Scammers call<\/a> victims and create fake websites<\/a> with phishing emails that offer veterans<\/a> too-good-to-be-true deals on cars, electronics, and other products. They ask the veterans to provide them with their personal information and financial information, and sometimes even ask for wire payments<\/a> and gift cards<\/a> to pay for the product. Once they get the money and personal information of the veteran, they shut the website down and never give them the product.<\/p>\n

Tricare COVID-19 Testing Scam<\/h3>\n

Scammers call veterans up<\/a> and pretend to be representatives of Tricare. They claim to be selling COVID-19 tests to veterans and ask them if they would like to purchase one. They make it sound like its urgent and to hurry and buy one before they are sold out. This makes the victim nervous that they may never get their hands on a COVID-19 test<\/a>, so they purchase the kit thinking they need it. Once the victim provides the scammer with their personal and financial information, the scammer commits identity theft<\/a> and steals the victim’s money with no COVID-19 test in return.<\/a><\/p>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Holding-small-flags-at-parade-550986-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

Military Charities Scam<\/h3>\n

Scammers pretend to be part of a military-based charity<\/a> and call<\/a> or email<\/a> their veterans up for fake donations. They ask the victims for their personal and financial information, and once they get it they hang up on the victim. They then take the victims’ personal information and pretend to be them as they apply for credit cards, request money at their banks, and apply for benefits.<\/p>\n

Fake Rental Ads<\/h3>\n

Scammers post fake rental advertisements<\/a> online, claiming to have outstanding deals for military personnel<\/a> and veterans. The too-good-to-be-true deals lure victims in, and the scammers instruct them to wire money for a down payment. Once the victim wires the scammer money, the scammer blocks them and they never get their rental that they paid for.<\/p>\n

Update Credit Card Scam<\/h3>\n

Scammers call their victims and claim that they need to update the veterans’ credit card information<\/a> on file with the Veterans Administration. They ask veterans<\/a> for their personal and financial information, then use it to commit identity fraud and also to drain your bank account.<\/p>\n

How to Avoid Veterans’ Day Scams<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wearing-a-soldier-helmet-640872-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n