RED CROSS SCAM

Red Cross Press Release May 30, 2007

The American Red Cross has learned about a new scam targeting military families. This scam takes the form of false information being told to military families. A caller (young-sounding, American accent) calls a military spouse and identifies herself as a representative from the Red Cross. The caller states that the spouse's husband (not identified by name) was hurt while on duty in Iraq and was med-evacuated to a hospital in Germany. The caller states they couldn't start treatment until paperwork was accomplished, and that in order to start the paperwork they needed the spouse to verify her husband's social security number and date of birth.

American Red Cross representatives typically do not contact military members/dependents directly and almost always go through a commander or first sergeant channels. The Red Cross does not report any type of casualty information to family members. The Department of Defense will contact families directly if their military member has been injured.

Should any military family member receive such a call, they are urged to report it to their local Family Readiness Group or Military Personnel Flight.

Military family members are urged not to give out any personal information over the phone if contacted by unknown/unverified individuals, to include confirmation that your spouse is deployed. It is a federal crime, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, for a person to falsely or fraudulently pretend to be a member of, or an agent for, the American National Red Cross for the purpose of soliciting, collecting, or receiving money or material.

For more information refer to the American Red Cross website at http://www.redcross.org/.

REHAB CRUISE XVI

The luxurious Nautical Empress shoves off on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. This cruise is exclusively for disabled veterans, their spouses and members of the Auxiliary. The cost is $35.00 per person. The cruise will begin promptly at 2:00 P.M. from the Nautical Empress dock at Freeport, Long Island and return at 6:00 P.M. We begin to board at 1:30 P.M.

Each chapter should have received a reservation form to fill out. Only the first 200 reservations will get on board.

DAV NIGHT AT THE BALL PARK!!

The DAV Night at the Ball Park will be held on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankee's will be hosting the Seattle Mariners at 7:05 pm.

This year, the price of the Reserved Seat tickets will be $28.00 per ticket.

For tickets, contact the DAV Department of NY at (516) 887-7100.

CHAPTER OFFICERS - PLEASE TAKE NOTICE

Please take care when filling out the Chapter Officer Report and the Chapter Recommendation For Committees Form. Make sure the names and addresses are legible. Do not forget to include the correct zip codes.

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