Agencies catch pandemic fraudsters and scammers

#Middlebury #Veterans #Fraud #Scammers VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves The Covid pandemic has been a pot of gold for thieves and scammers who want to exploit the critical needs of hospitals ... Continue Reading →

The VA OIG Wraps Up 2023

#Middlebury #OfficeofInspectorGeneral #Scams VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves The year ended as expected, with the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General nailing even ... Continue Reading →

Alert warns of disability benefits questionnaire scam

#Middlebury #Veterans #DisabilityBenefitsQuestionnaireScam VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves The Veterans Administration Office of Inspector General recently issued a fraud alert. They ... Continue Reading →

School created educational benefits scam

#Middlebury #Veterans #HealthCare #VeteranInteroperabilityPledge VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves You wouldn’t think that a barber school would be a hotbed of scams and schemes, ... Continue Reading →

Theft goes undetected for nearly 50 years

#MiddleburyCT #Veterans VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves Forty-eight years is a long time to pull off a scam, but one woman managed to keep it going for that long. The crime: forging ... Continue Reading →

Should I buy a pet on an online marketplace?

#MiddleburyCT #Pets DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I was scrolling through my social media account and an ad popped up showing a really cute puppy for sale. What are people’s experiences ... Continue Reading →

Amazing coupon is probably fake

#Middlebury #BBB #Coupon The Connecticut Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about those too-good-to-be-true coupons. They’re probably fakes. Everyone loves a good deal, ... Continue Reading →

OIG is VA’s crime dog

#Middlebury #Veterans #OIG Despite COVID and all the restrictions from it, the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General has been busy. Here are a few of the scams ... Continue Reading →

Watch out for these two new scams

#Middlebury #Seniors They never stop. Scammers are continually busy, and so must we be to stay one step ahead of them. Here are two more scams they’re trying to foist on us. If ... Continue Reading →

On Medicare? Beware of COVID card scam

#Middlebury #Seniors Have you received a phone call asking if you’ve received your new “special” Medicare COVID card? Beware: There is no such thing. It’s a scam. I ... Continue Reading →