Elizabeth Warren visits Worcester to warn of scams targeting veterans

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Elizabeth Warren visits Worcester to warn of scams targeting veterans

WORCESTER — Senator Elizabeth Warren appeared in Worcester Thursday to raise awareness of a scam impacting elderly veterans. Warren has introduced legislation to help combat the problem and protect veterans.

“I want to ring the bell for any of our senior vets or families of senior vets to know the benefit is available but to know that the sharks are swimming in the water around them trying to hurt them,” said Warren at Veterans Inc. “I am very hopeful about the law.”

Warren has introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act along with Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) that would begin the process of examining how best to combat scams on veterans. Some of these scams involve the Aid & Attendance benefit designed to help pay for assisted living or in-home personal care for veterans.

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“We have one case where they took the vet’s assets and put it into an annuity that wouldn’t start paying until he was in his 90’s. Those aren’t going to help somebody,” said Warren. “Vets are left in a worse financial position than when they started.”