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Senior Alert
Veterans Warned of
Telephone Prescription Scam
Oct. 19, 2005 - The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) is warning veterans - especially senior citizens - not to give credit card numbers over the phone
to callers claiming to update VA prescription information.
"Some unscrupulous scammers have targeted America's
veterans, especially our older veterans," said the Honorable R. James
Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. "VA does not call veterans and
ask them to disclose personal financial information over the phone."
The latest scam, currently centered in the Midwest,
comes from callers who identify themselves as working for the "Patient
Care Group." They say VA recently changed procedures for dispensing
prescriptions and ask for the veteran's credit card number.
"VA has not changed its processes for dispensing
prescription medicines," Nicholson said. "And we've definitely not
changed our long-standing commitment to protect the personal information
of our veterans."
Veterans with questions about VA services should
contact the nearest VA medical center or call, toll-free,
1-877-222-8387.
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