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  • Discover how to spot pension poaching scammers and report financial fraud

    Discover how to spot pension poaching scammers and report financial fraud

    Financial scammers often target Veterans, especially those who may be isolated, physically or mentally disabled, unfamiliar with handling their finances, or have recently lost a spouse. They may try to exploit you or your family to steal money, property, or personal information.

  • Prevent pension poaching fraud and protect your VA benefits

    Prevent pension poaching fraud and protect your VA benefits

    Pension Poaching is a financial scam targeting Veterans and their families who are potentially eligible for VA benefits.

  • Pension Poaching: Learn to spot scammers and who you can trust for support

    Pension Poaching: Learn to spot scammers and who you can trust for support

    Have you ever heard of the scam called pension poaching? It is a financial hoax used by scammers to defraud you of your VA pension benefits.

  • Veterans could be targets of pension poaching scams

    Veterans could be targets of pension poaching scams

    If you currently receive VA pension or are thinking about applying for Veterans Pension, you could be the target of a scam known as pension poaching.

  • How to avoid scams when applying for VA pension benefits

    How to avoid scams when applying for VA pension benefits

    The Veterans Pension program provides compensation to wartime Veterans who meet certain age or disability requirements and have limited income and net worth. Here's how to avoid getting scammed.

  • Know who to trust with your VA pension benefits

    Know who to trust with your VA pension benefits

    This video from VBA helps Veterans and their families better understand pension poaching and who they can trust when filing pension claims.

  • Protect your benefits: Beat pension poachers to the punch

    Protect your benefits: Beat pension poachers to the punch

    VA has seen an increase of fraudsters and pension poachers targeting the pension benefits of elderly Veterans, their dependents and survivors.

  • Secure your PACT Act benefits with VBBP

    Secure your PACT Act benefits with VBBP

    The Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP) is a VA initiative that assists Veterans and their beneficiaries by providing secure access to banking options and financial services to protect them from fraudulent schemes and pension poaching.

  • Be vigilant of scammers targeting SMC benefits, Purple Heart recipients

    Be vigilant of scammers targeting SMC benefits, Purple Heart recipients

    The increased financial compensation associated with SMC benefits and the visibility of Purple Heart recipients can attract scammers looking to exploit Veterans.

  • International Fraud Awareness Week: Protecting Veterans from emerging scams

    International Fraud Awareness Week: Protecting Veterans from emerging scams

    During this International Fraud Awareness Week, VA aims to arm Veterans and their loved ones with the resources they need to protect themselves from common scams that target their benefits.

  • Support for Veterans experiencing fraud and other monetary challenges

    Support for Veterans experiencing fraud and other monetary challenges

    VA has resources to help Veterans prevent fraud—and the stress that can come with it if you've been victimized.

  • VBBP is one of the many ways VBA honors those who have served this Veterans Day

    VBBP is one of the many ways VBA honors those who have served this Veterans Day

    Since VBBP's inception, more than 200,000 Veterans and beneficiaries have created bank accounts, converted to direct deposit, and now receive their benefits payments through electronic funds transfers (EFT).

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Last updated November 17, 2022

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