by Tammy Elliott

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) — Veterans answered the call to serve their country and now scammers are calling them using their military service as a ploy.

A recent study looks at fraud aimed at veterans and uncovers just how vulnerable they are.

A recent survey by AARP found veterans are twice as likely to lose money to scams.

In the survey, nearly a quarter of veterans said they got ten or more suspicious calls a week and 78 percent said the pitches were related to their military service.