Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, November 21, 2018
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Building a digital defense for our veterans: by the FBI
PART II
This week is a time set aside
to honor and celebrate those who’ve
stood guard through the years to
protect their fellow Americans.
As we remember and recognize
their service, we want to make sure
that we are protecting them from
financial predators.
Last week, we talked about
helping veterans avoid falling victim
to deceitful schools and programs
that target their education benefits.
This week, we are sharing some
information from our partners at
the Federal Trade Commission and
the Department of Veterans Affairs
about scams targeting veterans later
Another type of scam targets
seniors who are having cash flow
issues. These fraudsters offer you
an advance on your pension or
disability payments. They will give
you a lump sum payment if you just
sign over your pension checks for
the next five to ten years. The fees
are often high and the original cash
buy-out is typically a fraction of the
overall value of the pension.
Finally – watch out for scam
artists who say they want to help
you update or check your military
records. If someone contacts you
claiming to be from the VA and
they say they need to update your
personal information – hang up.
of thousands of dollars for the help
– watch out. The VA can provide
a list of approved attorneys and
advisors who will help you for free.
Also of note - this type of
scam is usually targeted at seniors
who don’t actually qualify for VA
pensions or Aid and Attendance
benefits. If you get caught up in this
scam, you may end up having to re-
pay the government. Also, in some
cases, the unscrupulous advisors
don’t fully educate the senior on the
long-term consequences of money
transfers and insurance purchases
– resulting in loss of funds or loss
of eligibility for Medicaid down the
road.
in life.
One concern – investment and
benefit scams. In this case, dishonest
financial advisors, attorneys and
insurance agents will offer to help
retired military folks move their
money around in an effort to make
them eligible for more government
benefits. They may convince a vet
to transfer assets to a trust or to
invest in insurance products in an
effort to qualify for a VA pension or
Aid and Attendance Benefits. There
are certainly plenty of reputable
professionals out there to help
veterans with these pension claims
and benefit requests, but if someone
wants to charge you an up-front fee
Contact the VA yourself using a
validated system to confirm whether
any update is needed. Likewise,
if someone tries to charge you for
accessing your own military records
or government forms – don’t bite.
Contact your local VA office to get
your records for free.
As always, if you have been
victimized by a cyber fraud, be sure
to report it to the FBI’s Internet
Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.
gov or call your local FBI office.
As always, if you have been
victimized by a cyber fraud, be sure
to report it to the FBI’s Internet
Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.
gov or call your local FBI office.
Today in History : by The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday,
Nov. 21, the 325th day of
2018. There are 40 days left in
the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Nov. 21, 1980, 87
people died in a fire at the
MGM Grand Hotel in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
On this date:
In 1789, North Carolina
became the 12th state to ratify
the U.S. Constitution.
In 1922, Rebecca L.
Felton, a Georgia Democrat,
was sworn in as the first
woman to serve in the U.S.
Senate; her term, the result of
an interim appointment, ended
the following day as Walter F.
George, the winner of a special
election, took office.
In 1927, picketing
strikers at the Columbine Mine
in northern Colorado were
fired on by state police; six
miners were killed.
In 1931, the Universal
horror film “Frankenstein,”
starring Boris Karloff as the
monster and Colin Clive as his
creator, was first released.
In 1967, President
Lyndon B. Johnson signed the
Air Quality Act.
In 1969, the Senate voted
down the Supreme Court
nomination of Clement F.
Haynsworth, 55-45, the first
such rejection since 1930.
In 1979, a mob
attacked the U.S. Embassy in
Islamabad, Pakistan, killing
two Americans.
In 1985, U.S. Navy
intelligence analyst Jonathan
Jay Pollard was arrested,
accused of spying for Israel.
(Pollard later pleaded guilty to
espionage and was sentenced
to life in prison; he was
paroled Nov. 20, 2015.)
In 1992, a three-day
tornado outbreak that struck
13 states began in the Houston
area before spreading to the
Midwest and eastern U.S.; 26
people were killed. Sen. Bob
Packwood, R-Ore., issued an
apology but refused to discuss
allegations that he’d made
unwelcome sexual advances
toward ten women over the
years. (Faced with a threat of
expulsion, Packwood ended up
resigning from the Senate in
1995.)
In 1995, Balkan leaders
meeting in Dayton, Ohio,
initialed a peace plan to end
three and a half years of
ethnic fighting in Bosnia-
Herzegovina.
In 1997, U.N. arms
inspectors returned to Iraq
after Saddam Hussein’s three-
week standoff with the United
Nations over the presence of
Americans on the team.
In 2001, Ottilie (AH’-tih-
lee) Lundgren, a 94-year-old
resident of Oxford, Conn.,
died of inhalation anthrax; she
was the apparent last victim
of a series of anthrax attacks
carried out through the mail
system.
Ten years ago: Wall
Street staged a comeback, with
the major indexes jumping
more than 5 percent and the
Dow Jones industrials surging
nearly 500 points. Somali
pirates released a hijacked
Greek-owned tanker, MV
Genius, with all 19 crew
members safe and the oil
cargo intact after payment
of a ransom. (The ship had
been seized almost two
months earlier.) Madonna and
Guy Ritchie were granted a
preliminary decree of divorce
by a London court.
Five years ago:
Sweeping aside a century
of precedent, Democrats
took a chunk out of the
Senate’s hallowed filibuster
tradition, clearing the way
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for speedy confirmation of
controversial appointments
made by President Barack
Obama; Republicans warned
Democrats would regret their
actions once political fortunes
were reversed and they could
no longer block appointments
made by a GOP president.
Fifty-four people were killed
in a supermaket roof collapse
in Riga, Latvia. Three women
were freed after being held
captive 30 years in a south
London home.
One year ago: President
Donald Trump, who’d been
silent for more than a week
about the sexual assault
allegations against Alabama
Republican Senate candidate
Roy Moore, discounted those
allegations and said voters
must not support Moore’s
“liberal” rival. Former teen
pop idol David Cassidy, star
of the 1970s sitcom “The
Partridge Family,” died at the
age of 67; he’d announced
earlier in the year that he had
been diagnosed with dementia.
Zimbabwe’s 93-year-old
president Robert Mugabe
resigned; he was facing
impeachment proceedings and
had been placed under house
arrest by the military.
Today’s Birthdays:
Actor Laurence Luckinbill
is 84. Actress Marlo Thomas
is 81. Actor Rick Lenz is 79.
Singer Dr. John is 78. Actress
Juliet Mills is 77. Basketball
Hall of Famer Earl Monroe is
74. Television producer Marcy
Carsey is 74. Actress Goldie
Hawn is 73. Movie director
Andrew Davis is 72. Rock
musician Lonnie Jordan (War)
is 70. Singer Livingston Taylor
is 68. Actress-singer Lorna
Luft is 66. Actress Cherry
Jones is 62. Rock musician
Brian Ritchie (The Violent
Femmes) is 58. Gospel singer
Steven Curtis Chapman is 56.
Actress Nicollette Sheridan
is 55. Singer-actress Bjork
(byork) is 53. Pro and College
Football Hall of Famer Troy
Aikman is 52. Rhythm-
and-blues singer Chauncey
Hannibal (BLACKstreet) is
50. Rock musician Alex James
(Blur) is 50. Baseball Hall of
Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is 49.
TV personality Rib Hillis is
48. Rapper Pretty Lou (Lost
Boyz) is 47. Football player-
turned-TV personality Michael
Strahan (STRAY’-han) is 47.
Actress Rain Phoenix is 46.
Country singer Kelsi Osborn
(SHeDAISY) is 44. Actor
Jimmi Simpson is 43. Singer-
actress Lindsey Haun is 34.
Actress Jena Malone is 34.
Pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen is
33. Actor-singer Sam Palladio
is 31.
Thought for Today:
“Never confuse motion with
action.” — Ernest Hemingway,
American author (1899-1961).
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