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Vets please read I got hacked
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02/11/19 09:05 PM
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upsslim
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I got a letter today from the VA saying my direct deposit info was changed Jan. 31. I had made no changes. I haven't even been on the website for over a year. Check with the bank and my VA disability check for 2/1 had not been put into the bank. I go on the government web site, E Benefits, and find out my password had been changed. After about an hour I got into the site. I found that my Feb. check went to the AXOS bank. I've never heard of this bank. The direct deposit info was changed back to my account 2/1. After he had the money sent to his account. Called the VA they put out a tracer and a fraud alert. Now it will be 3-6 weeks before I get my money. I really hope they catch this POS and put him away. Vets that draw VA benefits should check their payment history every month. If they did this to me they can get you too. It's not a bad idea to go on EBenefits and change your user name and password.
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/11/19 09:17 PM
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Inside job. The federal employee's need a raise. NOT!
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/11/19 10:02 PM
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That’s jacked up, hope they get it straight
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/11/19 10:06 PM
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That happened to a friend of mind in North Carolina. it was a couple of bank employees that got the info and worked the scam..
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/11/19 10:35 PM
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/11/19 10:36 PM
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That sucks. Hope you get that fixed quickly.
Funny thing about getting older: Your eyesight starts getting weaker but your ability to see through people's BS gets much better.
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/11/19 10:39 PM
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That sucks. Hope you get that fixed quickly.
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/11/19 10:40 PM
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Seal Team 6 that dirtwad!
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/11/19 11:03 PM
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That's why I get a paper check...……. Hope they fry that POS...….
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/12/19 01:29 AM
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Happened to my SS deposit last year. Changed the address to an FPO address and the deposit went to a Green Card. When I realized my deposit didn't happen I went to SS office. It all got fixed pretty quick. Apparently, it was all done over the phone by someone with enough information to convince the SS employee they were me. My online access and phone access is now set to not allow any changes. Changes can only be made at a SS office with ID proof.
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/21/19 12:24 PM
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upsslim
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Hacked again. On Feb.18th He got into my account again. He changed my password, email, and my direct deposit info. My March check will go to this POS. That's right the VA told me that the cutoff for making changes was Feb. 18th. so my March check will go to his account. I'm going to the VA office in Waco today to try to get something done. All my checks now will go into the mail unless he changes that too. After next Thursday he will have stolen almost $7,000. I filed a report with the sheriffs office. I've also talked to the FBI. They said the VA handles cases like this. I feel like a JG Wentworth commerical. It's my money and I want it now.
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/21/19 12:47 PM
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A new low. What scum. Might go to the Post Office, speak with a manager and tell them you will not be forwarding and do NOT ever put a hold on your mail. We just had someone try holding ours and they were gonna pick up in person. We beat them to the punch. 'Seems like the woods are full of these maggots.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/21/19 02:04 PM
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Companies well mostly Banks like BOA and Chase are banding together to build a voice print biometric database of the scammers. As you would expect, some folks find this...problematic
Last edited by Gravytrain; 02/21/19 02:04 PM.
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Re: Vets please read I got hacked
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02/21/19 10:07 PM
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upsslim
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I just got back from the VA regional office in Waco. The woman I talked to was wonderful. She got payment stopped on the check that was going to him on the 1st. I should get all my money within two weeks. My checks will now come in the mail. My E benefits site is now locked for any changes. I can't even make a change. I told her she could just take me off the system but she can't do that. She got more done in an hour than those VA people on the phone had done in almost 3 hours talking to them. Thankfully this will end soon. I hope they catch the guy and he gets some major jail time. Thanks for all your support.
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