The Military Father by Armin A. Brott

Author:Armin A. Brott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abbeville Publishing Group
Published: 2010-05-10T00:00:00+00:00

According to the Red Cross, there’s an increase in scams like these around the holidays, when people need more money. They’re so widespread and so successful that the U.S. Department of Justice has recently stepped in. They’re concerned that the financial difficulties these rip-offs cause or aggravate may affect military readiness and stress soldiers, according to the Department of Justice.

Your wife is probably a very smart woman. But remind her that she should never follow instructions in an unsolicited e-mail or phone call. Don’t return the calls, don’t click on links or visit Web sites. As the old saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. If she’s the least bit suspicious (which she should be if a stranger offers to enlarge any part of her or your body or wants to give you money out of the blue), she should visit one or more of these sites:◆ The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s military page, sec.gov/investor/military.shtml, which offers information on legitimate investments and how to avoid scammers and identity thieves that target military families.

◆ Military Sentinel (consumer.gov/military), a project of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Defense. This site has lots of educational materials about scams and complaint forms that can be used to report suspicious offers.

◆ SaveAndInvest.Org (saveandinvest.org/index.htm) has information on how to avoid fraud and rip-offs as well as accurate advice on money management and other financial issues.

◆ In short, 99 percent of unknown phone calls and 110 percent of unknown e-mails are scams, although the actual number may be somewhat higher.

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