By Amanda Dunn
These days, everybody’s concerned with identity theft. It’s annoying to have your credit card number stolen and have to cancel it and get another one. It’s worse when someone steals your personal information and uses it for their own gain. But worst of all is when those targeted in such scams are people not able to stand up for themselves, or those most deserving of our support.
A warning was issued this week in Vienna, Virginia, about an organization doing just that; dishonorable people targeting the honorable – those who have served our country with courage and valor.
Kevin Secor, a liaison in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, warned veterans living in the vicinity of QL+’s headquarters in McLean, about a group called Veterans Affairs Services, or VAS for short. This group has modeled both their name and their official seal to bear a close resemblance to that of the real Veterans Affairs Department. That’s helping them convince unsuspecting veterans to hand over personal information that can then be exploited. Mr. Secor categorically stated that VAS, based out of La Mirada, California, is NOT “affiliated with the VA in any way.”
QL+ is dedicated to helping our veterans, whether it’s researching and developing prosthetics for those injured in the line of duty, or warning our nation’s heroes about scams like this one. For a list of veteran organizations that genuinely serve and/or advocate on behalf of injured military members and other public servants, please visit our website.
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