It can be intimidating to receive phone calls that claim to be from the government. Some of these calls can be threatening, while others offer false opportunities for government grants or entitlements. Calls and scams impersonating the government have been on the rise since 2014. The IRS scam, impersonating the Internal Revenue Service, has ranked… Continue reading Recognizing Government Impersonation Scams
Author: Crystal Baldwin
Crystal manages the publication and distribution of the CAP Connection blog.
Help Stop Service Member Charity Scams
Scammers will say just about anything to get your money! Unfortunately, this includes pretending to be charities. For Military Consumer Month, we’d like to share some information about how you can securely give to legitimate charities who support our service members, and avoid scams. For more information, watch and share this video produced by the… Continue reading Help Stop Service Member Charity Scams
Service Members, Veterans, and Families Burdened by Imposter Scams
July is military consumer month, and here at the Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) we hope to spotlight the most common type of scams affecting service members and veterans— imposter scams. Last year, more than 36,000 service members, veterans, or family members reported an imposter scam nationwide. Imposter scams take a variety of forms. For example,… Continue reading Service Members, Veterans, and Families Burdened by Imposter Scams
Together, We Can Eliminate Elder Abuse
“Nationally, of the 60+ age cohort, 1 in 10 adults experience some form of mistreatment each year.”[1] National Center on Elder Abuse “For every case of reported elder abuse, neglect or exploitation, about 23 instances go unreported.”[2] VT Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Aging and Independent Living Elder abuse occurs in many forms:… Continue reading Together, We Can Eliminate Elder Abuse
College Graduates, Beware of Loan Consolidation Scams
At the Consumer Assistance Program (CAP), we always get a bit nostalgic during graduation season. It is a time of passage as we bid farewell to students that once worked in our office as part of our service-learning course. We hope that they will take with them the skills they learned while providing service to… Continue reading College Graduates, Beware of Loan Consolidation Scams