Monday, January 27, 2014

FW: HAVE YOU HEARD?

Member 
Robert serge
To all my fellow veterans friends and family my we all remember



Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 18:17:02 -0800
To: southern@lodelink.com
From: southern@lodelink.com
Subject: HAVE YOU HEARD?

DON'T BE A VICTIM: BE AWARE OF PENSION POACHING SCAMS:  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pension exists to help financially disadvantaged wartime Veterans and their survivors.
Be cautious if someone offers to move your assets around for you to qualify for VA pension. This type of scam is often directed toward Veterans and family members who do not actually qualify for VA pension. You could be required to repay these benefits to the government.
Examples of possible pension poaching scams:

                    Organizations that cold call Veterans, charge money for assisting with a VA pension claim, and take credit card information from Veterans over the telephone
                    People who charge as much as $6,000 upfront to represent claimants before VA, with a percentage of any eventual back payment from VA as a portion of the ultimate fee

For more information about VA pension eligibility requirements­which include special monthly pension benefits­go to www.benefits.va.gov/pension or call 1-800-827-1000.

Also, attached are two pdf file's if you choose to post or place in your publications.

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