Identity Theft

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VA’s More Than a Number identity protection program educates Veterans and their beneficiaries on how to protect themselves from identity theft.

VA’s “More Than a Number” identity protection program provides information to educate Veterans and their beneficiaries on how to protect themselves from identity theft.

It is important to remain vigilant in screening unknown e-mails, social media messages and phone calls to avoid phishing attempts and to recognize someone posing as VA or a Veteran service organization.

The mission of VA Privacy Service is to preserve and protect the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of Veterans, their beneficiaries, and VA employees by promoting a culture of privacy awareness and maintaining the trust. The Privacy Service oversees and directs the development of VA’s privacy programs based on the Privacy Act of 1974 and makes recommendations to senior officials on privacy priorities. As the impact of privacy issues increase, VA’s Privacy Service implements strategies to meet those needs to ensure compliance with Federal and VA-specific privacy requirements.

VA recently partnered with the Federal Trade Commission in order to discuss ways Veterans and their beneficiaries can combat tax identity theft.

As tax-filing season begins, Veterans should be aware of people contacting them who claim to be from the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury.

Join VA and its partners Wednesday, January 27 at 1 p.m. ET for a Twitter chat on protecting Veterans from tax identity theft.

VA recently partnered with the Federal Trade Commission as well as the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration to discuss ways Veterans and their beneficiaries can combat identity theft.