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Comment reconnaitre Military romance scam — fake deployed soldier impersonation?

En bref

Scammer creates profile on Match, OurTime, Facebook using stolen photos of real US military member (often general or special forces), claims deployment to Syria/Korea/Mali and inability to access funds. Eventually asks for help with 'leave...

Comment ca fonctionne

Scammer creates profile on Match, OurTime, Facebook using stolen photos of real US military member (often general or special forces), claims deployment to Syria/Korea/Mali and inability to access funds. Eventually asks for help with 'leave...

Signaux d'alerte

  • Pression urgente pour cliquer, payer ou partager des codes immediatement.
  • Lien ou expediteur qui ne correspond pas a l'organisation officielle.
  • Demande de carte, mot de passe, OTP, signature wallet ou virement.

Que faire

  1. 1AARP reports romance scams hit $1.14B in 2024, 60+ victims average $9,000 loss.
  2. 2Indicators: never video calls citing 'OPSEC', uses generic words like 'my dear', poor English from 'native speaker', refuses meet.
  3. 3WHAT TO DO: real US military never needs civilians to pay for leave, mail or comms; reverse image search photos.

Source

AARP

Source verifiee par Mythos Forensic Team

https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/romance.html

FAQ

Military romance scam — fake deployed soldier impersonation est une vraie arnaque ?

Oui. Traitez le message, l'appel ou la demande de paiement comme suspect jusqu'a verification via un canal officiel.

Quels sont les premiers signaux ?

Pression urgente pour cliquer, payer ou partager des codes immediatement.; Lien ou expediteur qui ne correspond pas a l'organisation officielle.; Demande de carte, mot de passe, OTP, signature wallet ou virement.

Que faire en premier ?

AARP reports romance scams hit $1.14B in 2024, 60+ victims average $9,000 loss.; Indicators: never video calls citing 'OPSEC', uses generic words like 'my dear', poor English from 'native speaker', refuses meet.; WHAT TO DO: real US military never needs civilians to pay for leave, mail or comms; reverse image search photos.

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