Posted on Aug 21, 2015
Have you encountered fake profiles in social media representing soldiers?
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I am on Linkedin and get connection requests from soldiers every day, yesterday I get an email after I connected that shows its fake. Accoding to the profile this is a SSG in Texas with a college degree and works in supply. here is the most recent:
RE: Connection
suzzy moore
August 20, 2015, 11:25 AM
Hi Mr.David,
Nice to hear from you.My MOS is 92Y.
However,i contact you in good faith and as one of your grand daughters.i am deployed to Kabul,Afghanistan in peace mission.i contact you because you bear the same name as my late dad.
Please i want to share a very confidential issue with you.Even though we do not know each other for a while i confide in you.Promise me you will not disclose to anybody?Because my position is at skate.Hope to hear from you soon
Suzzy
RE: Connection
suzzy moore
August 20, 2015, 11:25 AM
Hi Mr.David,
Nice to hear from you.My MOS is 92Y.
However,i contact you in good faith and as one of your grand daughters.i am deployed to Kabul,Afghanistan in peace mission.i contact you because you bear the same name as my late dad.
Please i want to share a very confidential issue with you.Even though we do not know each other for a while i confide in you.Promise me you will not disclose to anybody?Because my position is at skate.Hope to hear from you soon
Suzzy
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Responses: 13
I get these all the time as well. They are the same scam as when the crowned prince of some country needs you to send money in order for him to get his funds out of his country and he promises to give you half of it. We have our fair share of questionable profiles here as well but we are working hard to remove them. Delete, block and move on.
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MSG David Chappell
I try to find the soldier based on the image, notify them of the fake and then report the fake so it can be deleted and blocked.
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I once got an email in regards to something similar. They were in Afghanistan but wanted to share the money they discovered recently in Iraq. The grammar was horrible at best. So, I actually responded and gave them constructive criticism about their grammar. Sadly, I never heard back from them thanking me for that.
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I get it all the time. People just see my picture and assume that I must be an actor. It is struggle that I face far too often. I will fight on another day.
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