November is Military Family Appreciation Month, and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office is sharing resources to help veterans, service members and their families avoid falling victim to scams and other fraudulent schemes.

According to the Federal Trade Commission’s 2023 Consumer Sentinel Network report, military veterans and families suffered approximately $477 million in losses to fraud nationwide last year.

“Our service members risk their lives to defend our country, and their families carry the burden of holding things down at home while their soldiers are away,” Moody said in a press release. “The last thing they need are scammers trying to exploit the service of their heroes.