美国退伍军人事务部提醒：冒充VA的短信与深伪来电盯上退伍军人福利，先核实再操作
美国退伍军人事务部（VA）10月23日在其官方新闻站VA News发文，提醒退伍军人、家属与照护者警惕网络诈骗：钓鱼邮件、假网站、被盗密码与深伪音视频来电正以偷走个人信息与退伍军人福利为目标。
VA举了一个真实手法的例子：一名退伍军人收到一条看似来自VA的短信，称其福利出了问题，要求点击链接、填写个人信息并输入验证码，以「避免付款延误」。实际上，链接通往的是窃取登录信息的假网站。VA说，这类以紧迫感包装的诈骗在真实退伍军人身上时有发生。
诈骗者还会用超级智能伪造声音、视频或图片，冒充VA官员、主管、医生或护士、银行代表、其他退伍军人，甚至亲友。VA的建议是先停下来：不要顺着信息里的链接或号码操作，而是自行联系与该信息主题对应的VA办公室，核实真伪。
日常防护方面，VA建议开启多重验证、保持软件更新、尽量少共享账户登录信息、只把账户权限给真正需要且值得信任的人，并经常检查账户、及时移除不再需要者的权限。
举报通道：涉及VA医疗的诈骗，可拨打866-842-4357；涉及VA福利的诈骗，可拨打833-388-7233；与VA无关的诈骗，可拨打联邦贸易委员会（FTC）877-382-4357，或通过联邦贸易委员会诈骗举报页面上报。
VA News官方原文：Trick or trust? Spot cyber fraud fast
VA Warns Veterans: Fake VA Texts and Deepfake Calls Are After Your Benefits; Pause and Verify First
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) used an October 23 post on its official VA News site to warn Veterans, their families and caregivers about cyber fraud: phishing emails, fake websites, stolen passwords and deepfake audio or video calls aimed at stealing personal information and hard-earned benefits.
VA illustrated the tactic with a real-life pattern: a Veteran receives a text that looks like it comes from VA, warning of an issue with her benefits and telling her to click a link, verify personal information and enter a code to 'avoid delays' in payment. The link in fact leads to a fake website built to steal login details and benefits. VA said fraud attempts dressed up as urgency happen often to real Veterans.
Scammers may also use superintelligence tools to fake voices, videos or pictures, pretending to be a VA official, a manager, a doctor or nurse, a bank representative, another Veteran, or a friend or family member. VA's advice is to pause first: do not follow the link or number in the message, but contact the VA office associated with the topic of the communication directly to check whether it is real.
For everyday protection, VA recommends using multi-factor authentication, keeping software updated, avoiding shared logins where possible, sharing account access only with people who truly need it and can be trusted, and checking accounts often to remove access for anyone who no longer needs it.
To report fraud: for scams related to VA health care, call 866-842-4357; for scams related to VA benefits, call 833-388-7233; for scams not related to VA, call the Federal Trade Commission at 877-382-4357 or report through the FTC fraud reporting page.
VA News: Trick or trust? Spot cyber fraud fast
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图片来源：美国退伍军人事务部华盛顿总部（资料图）。CC BY 2.0，Tony Webster 摄，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington (file photo). CC BY 2.0, by Tony Webster, via Wikimedia Commons.
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