{"success":true,"data":{"id":"veterans-benefit-reapplication-phish","label":"Fake VA or veterans benefit notice claiming VA benefits require reapplication and asking the target to verify their service record via email link to continue receiving payments — credential-harvest and advance-fee fraud targeting veterans; real VA benefit changes are communicated through va.gov or postal mail, never cold email service-record verification links.","description":"Fake VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) or veterans benefit administration notice claiming the recipient's VA benefit requires reapplication and asking them to verify their service record via email link to continue receiving benefit payments — credential-harvest and advance-fee fraud targeting veterans. Real VA benefit changes, reapplication requirements, and payment updates are communicated through the authenticated VA.gov portal or via postal mail; cold emails demanding service record verification via a link to \"continue receiving\" VA payments are attacks targeting the veteran population. Distinct from social-security-benefit-phish (SSA/Social Security Administration benefits) and government-grant-stimulus-phish (generic government payment narrative) — this targets the VA / veterans-specific benefit reapplication / service record verification pretext. Detection: VA/veterans/veterans benefit/veterans administration benefit + reapplication/reapply/verify service record/continue receiving payments vocabulary + no List-Unsubscribe + no In-Reply-To + not protected sender. Trash score: +4. Source: GC1-R26; VA OIG veterans benefit fraud advisory; FTC veterans impostor scam report 2025; FBI IC3 veterans-targeted fraud alert.","tier":"danger","category":"phishing","isThin":false}}