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Dvljet
Dvljet Jan 29 '16
Here's just a quick piece of advice or helpful info . If any one comes across someone posing has a us solider and has a pic if you think it's a scammer then contact the FBI and yes the have an online dating reporting address where you can email them the details and they are connected to the us army I know because I've come across a few and reported them and they turned out to be scammers using stolen military pics
billyHill Moderator
billyHill Jan 29 '16
thanks for the info, Dvljet. A much simpler way of finding out if the person is in the military is to ask for their email address ending in .mil ( as opposed to yahoo, gmail, hotmail, etc).... Then ask them to send you something like a series of letters and #'s from that .mil email account. In other words the same generic way websites have a code emailed to you when you lose or forget your password to their site.

I would caution anyone using the above method to have a knowledge of how complete ( full ) email headers contain lots of information that can be double checked to verify forgery or valid. Or at least have someone you know ( or website) be able to read and translate the important information contained in the complete header to you.

Here is an article from the US Army regarding these types of scams : Warning from the US Army CID

and other good information contained here : https://www.romancescam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=68507&sid=078d5c34d372f4f72c1e71144c70b64d

and here : https://www.romancescam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=50660&sid=078d5c34d372f4f72c1e71144c70b64d

and here : https://www.romancescam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=55756&sid=078d5c34d372f4f72c1e71144c70b64d

also, I would add to report it to the IC3 and FBI. The IC3 can also pass on the complaint to other agencies if needed.
Marisa Admin
Marisa Jan 30 '16

Quote from billyHillThen ask them to send you something like a series of letters and #'s from that .mil email account. 

One correction to that: don't ask them to email you something from that .mil address. Instead, send email to that address YOURSELF. If it exists, they will receive it. If it doesn't, it will just bounce, or some unrelated military guy will receive it and will be VERY surprised to get your message.  By emailing them yourself you will avoid email address spoofing.


Actually, that was discussed here:

https://www.romancescam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=55756


This is what Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Hannett (ghannett) says:


A scammer can tell you his fake military e-mail address and he may even be able to create and send an e-mail that appears to be coming from an official military e-mail account. What he can't do is RECEIVE an e-mail going to an official military account (because he doesn't have such an account). So, if you hit "Compose" (not REPLY) and type in the e-mail address he's given you, your e-mail should go through if it's legitimate. If you're talking to a SCAMMER, one of two things will happen: it will be returned as undeliverable or it will go to a real soldier who has no connection to your SCAMMER. As an example, John Smith is probably the most common male name in America. I guarantee that there are dozens of American soldiers with that name. One of them is bound to have the e-mail address john.smith@us.army.mil or john.smith.mil@mail.mil. If your SCAMMER gives you one of those e-mail addresses, your e-mail will go to the REAL soldier with that name and e-mail address. Your SCAMMER will never see the e-mail. 


Please pay close attention to what Lt.Col. Gordon Hannett says in that topic, he has been our scam adviser on RS for many years, helped a lot of victims. We so much appreciate his help. 

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