The Military and Veterans Assistance Program (“MVAP”) was created by the Florida Attorney General’s Office to help educate military members and veterans on the types of scams that target their communities, what they can do to protect themselves, and how they can help protect others by reporting scams and deceptive business practices. In addition, members of the MVAP team work directly with military servicemembers and veterans who have been targeted, or their representatives, to help resolve their consumer protection related issues or find other outside assistance if necessary.

Protecting Veterans Against Fraud

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the AARP Fraud Watch Network recently launched Operation Protect Veterans – A nationwide campaign to warn military members and veterans about scams and fraud schemes that target them. A recent survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago showed that 16 percent of U.S. veterans have lost money to fraudsters, compared to 8 percent of nonveterans. A major component of the Operation Protect Veterans campaign includes distributing printed brochures at more than 37,000 post offices to warn veterans about the scams. For more information, visit https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/