What's your favorite vet scam this week?

SP5 Michael Rathbun — Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:25:57 -0500

I received today an official (Very Official, judging from the type face and the 3-way tear-off mailer) notice from the "Washington Veterans Administration Program" offering me a cool way to refinance my house at astoundingly low monthly.

Of course, this has nothing to do with the VA, and in the fine print we find that they want me to refinance from a low fixed rate to a very-low-but-soon-to-be-higher "adjustable" rate.

I need some grid numbers for this target.

Response by SP5 Dennis Acton made Feb 16 at 2015 10:03 AM

SP5 Dennis Acton — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:03:58 -0500

Here's a scam for you. I live in southeast NH and we have been buried in over 6' of snow this past month with no melt-off. Some of the plow guys have become predatory, especially on the elderly. A WWII vet and his cancer-stricken wife were getting gouged and couldn't afford to pay another $50 to plow out a small parking space in their trailer park. The visiting nurse had to shovel her way in.

The nurse made the right move and called the local American Legion, who sent over a truck load of guys with shovels who dug them out for free.