In recognition of Memorial Day, we’d like to share these tips from our friends at the Boston BBB:
From This Memorial Day, BBB Warns of Scams that Target the Military
With Memorial Day approaching, the thoughts of many Americans turn to our servicemen and women, as well as their families. Since members of the military protect us at home and abroad, BBB wants to protect them against con artists and scams.
Too often, military service members and their families fall victim to scammers that target their unique lifestyle, says Paula Fleming, BBB Spokesperson. Since 2004, BBB Military Line has provided assistance to military communities with a variety of consumer related issues that are specially tailored to support their needs.
BBB Military Line provides free resources, such as financial literacy information, access to BBB services and scam alerts for all branches of the military. BBB warns of the following scams that are directed at service members:
- High priced military loans
- Veteran’s benefits buyout plans
- Fake rental properties
- Phony jury duty summons
- Misleading car sales
- Expensive life insurance policies
- Charity scams
- Requests for you to wire transfer money.
- Threats via your computer
Read the full article for more about these threats.
Remember that the BBB offers assistance to military families at www.bbb.org/us/Military.
For scam alerts, tips and other information you can trust, visit www.evansville.bbb.org.
