Can an army soldier use Skype or fb messanger?

[Greeninvestor]

I have put his name on this site in the search box few time, his name and middle name and last name and every time it says 0 match, then I tried his DOB and name it says 0 match, i have looked through 1000 pictures on every military scam site his pic is not there, I have read only God knows how many threads with the names of every scammer and cant find any thing, he texts me and few times has called, he says he can hear me fine but when I want to here him i can hear a sound its like the phone is on mute,I have asked if he can Skype he says no, he is rarely an I mean rarely on line, fb says 18 hrs, 1 day ago, 21 hrs, mine is always always on, I dont have his military id just the g mail, I have done an email search and it goes back to him, I want to hear his voice and his English grammar is perfect, adjectives and sentences and verbs an all, he doesn't tell me what he does in military, i never know when he texts me we could be in the middle of a sentence then he is gone, i do however see a pattern he contacts me around 5 or 6 PST, and towards the end he says hon I have to go to the office now, i just want to know can he call me and his number goes to a land line not a cell phone, he says he is coming home in OCT but does not know the day of the week, but he said as he gets close to that date he will let me know, I asked him to give me his military id and he said that is for special purpose, I had another Army guy contact me yesterday and he said he is in Iraq I asked how long he has been there he said 3 yrs no break, my guy says his deployment is only 1 yr. at a time , then I had another military guy contact me yesterday that his English did not make any sense, I don't to be a victim of a military scam, I honor the military, can some one please please help me?

Respectfully,

[Bryon Williams]

Welcome to Scamwarners,

You have provided very basic information.

Yes, Military members can use Skype and FB. Please keep in mind this does not make them real.

He should not be using gmail, yahoo, hotmail or any other free email address. He should be using a .mil address. In order to make sure it is a real .mil address make sure you look at the email headers to make sure he is not faking it.

If he ask for money for any reason he is a scammer, If he ask you to accept money or packages for him, he is a scammer.

With their English writing skills some scammers are more advanced than others. You may be able to tell if you read each email he sent. If he gets off script and writes his own words you will be able to tell.

One reason he could be in a middle of a sentence then disappear is because the infrastructure in W. Africa is horrible.

I will tell you that deployed military members are not on the internet looking for love. The little time they have will be spent Skyping and messaging family members.

If you will tell us his name, rank, email address, phone number, where he is now we can tell you more. Also post his pictures and a couple of his initial emails to you. Make sure you remove your name prior to submitting them.

If we find out he is not a scammer we will remove this thread.

Please read these to links about Military Romance scams.

Military Warning: http://www.army.mil/article/130861/Army ... nce_scams/

Scamwarners Information: https://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewt ... =13&t=6527

[Shane36]

Hi... I've been reading a post here regarding about can an army use fb messenger or Skype. I have met a soldier online. Same thing with the post here he's using fb messenger but not all the time. He gave me his KIK apps to be able to have contact with each other, and when he is not busy. He is now in African countries, as he said he was deploy there for a month. Can u please help me if this guy I was talking to was a real army/soldier? He gave me his MOS he said he's e7. And his last name is miyagi... Thanks please let me know if he's real or fake.

[Bryon Williams]

^^^ You are in contact with an African scammer.

Please read what I posted above and read the links.

[Shane36]

Oh really? Sad to know it... I was just know. Him recently just 2 months ago... He gave me pictures too.. Would u mind if I sent this pictures.. Felt sad for the real soldiers. Who owns the picture they were taking it... I want to sent the pictures... So that the public were warn too... How can I sent it here?

[Bryon Williams]

Please post his full fake name and email address. You should also post a couple of his initial emails to you. Remember to remove your name from them prior to submitting.

Below in my signature is a link to post pictures. Make sure you mark them as stolen. Use scamwarners.

[Shane36]

Military scammers can do AKO like what military has? I have also his AKO email.

[Bryon Williams]

You are wrong. Since you are not reading the links. I will provide the Military one. Pay attention to what is in green.

If you confront the scammer he will continue to lie. All thieves lie.

http://www.army.mil/article/130861/Army ... nce_scams/

QUANTICO, Va. (July 30, 2014) -- Special Agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, commonly known as CID, are once again warning internet users worldwide about cyber criminals involved in an online crime that CID has dubbed "the Romance Scam."

CID special agents continue to receive numerous reports from victims located around the world regarding various scams of persons impersonating U.S. Soldiers online. Victims are usually unsuspecting women, 30 to 55 years old, who believe they are romantically involved with an American Soldier, yet are being exploited and ultimately robbed, by perpetrators who strike from thousands of miles away.

"We cannot stress enough that people need to stop sending money to persons they meet on the internet and claim to be in the U.S. military," said Chris Grey, Army CID's spokesman.

"It is very troubling to hear these stories over and over again of people who have sent thousands of dollars to someone they have never met and sometimes have never even spoken to on the phone," Grey said.

The majority of the "romance scams," are being perpetrated on social media and dating-type websites where unsuspecting females are the main target.

The criminals are pretending to be U.S. servicemen, routinely serving in a combat zone. The perpetrators will often take the true rank and name of a U.S. Soldier who is honorably serving his country somewhere in the world, or has previously served and been honorably discharged, then marry that up with some photographs of a Soldier off the internet, and then build a false identity to begin prowling the internet for victims.

The scams often involve carefully worded romantic requests for money from the victim to purchase special laptop computers, international telephones, military leave papers, and transportation fees to be used by the fictitious "deployed Soldier" so their false relationship can continue. The scams include asking the victim to send money, often thousands of dollars at a time, to a third party address.

Once victims are hooked, the criminals continue their ruse.

"We've even seen instances where the perpetrators are asking the victims for money to purchase "leave papers" from the Army, help pay for medical expenses from combat wounds or help pay for their flight home so they can leave the war zone," said Grey.

These scams are outright theft and are a grave misrepresentation of the U.S. Army and the tremendous amount of support programs and mechanisms that exist for Soldiers today, especially those serving overseas, said Grey.

Along with the romance-type scams, CID has been receiving complaints from citizens worldwide that they have been the victims of other types of scams -- once again where a cyber crook is impersonating a U.S. service member. One version usually involves the sale of a vehicle; where the service member claims to be living overseas and has to quickly sell their vehicle because they are being sent to another duty station. After sending bogus information regarding the vehicle, the seller requests the buyer do a wire transfer to a third party to complete the purchase. When in reality, the entire exchange is a ruse for the crook to get the wire transfer and leave the buyer high and dry, with no vehicle.

Army CID continues to warn people to be very suspicious if they begin a relationship on the internet with someone claiming to be an American Soldier and within a matter of weeks, the alleged Soldier is asking for money, as well as discussing marriage.

The majority of these scams have a distinct pattern to them, explained Grey.

The perpetrators often tell the victims that their units do not have telephones or they are not allowed to make calls or they need money to "help keep the Army internet running." They often say they are widowers and raising a young child on their own to pull on the heartstrings of their victims.

"We've even seen where the criminals said that the Army won't allow the Soldier to access their personal bank accounts or credit cards," said Grey.

All lies, according to CID officials.

"These perpetrators, often from other countries, most notably from West African countries, are good at what they do and quite familiar with American culture, but the claims about the Army and its regulations are ridiculous," said Grey.

The Army reports that numerous very senior officers and enlisted Soldiers throughout the Army have had their identities stolen to be used in these scams.

To date, there have been no reports to Army CID indicating any U.S. service members have suffered any financial loss as a result of these attacks. Photographs and actual names of U.S. service members have been the only thing utilized. On the contrary, the victims have lost thousands.

One victim revealed that she had sent more than $60,000 to the scammer. Another victim from Great Britain told CID officials that over the course of a year, she had sent more than $75,000 to the con artists.

"The criminals are preying on the emotions and patriotism of their victims," added Grey.

The U.S. has established numerous task force organizations to deal with this and other growing issues; unfortunately, the people committing these scams are using untraceable email addresses on Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc., routing accounts through numerous locations around the world, and utilizing pay-per-hour Internet cyber cafes, which often times maintain no accountability of use. The ability of law enforcement to identify these perpetrators is very limited, so individuals must stay on the alert and be personally responsible to protect themselves.

"Another critical issue is we don't want victims who do not report this crime walking away and thinking that a U.S. serviceman has ripped them off when in fact that serviceman is honorably serving his country and often not even aware that his pictures or identity have been stolen," said Grey.

What to look for:

DON'T EVER SEND MONEY! Be extremely suspicious if you are asked for money for transportation costs, communication fees or marriage processing and medical fees.

Carefully check out the stories you are being told. If it sounds suspicious, there is a reason, it's routinely false -- trust your instincts.

If you do start an internet-based relationship with someone, check them out, research what they are telling you with someone who would know, such as a current or former service member.

Be very suspicious if you never get to actually speak with the person on the phone or are told you cannot write or receive letters in the mail. Servicemen and women serving overseas will often have an APO or FPO mailing address. Internet or not, service members always appreciate a letter in the mail.

Military members have an email address that end in ".mil." If the person you are speaking with cannot sent you at least one email from a ".mil" (that will be the very LAST part of the address and nothing after), then there is a high probability they are not in the military.

Many of the negative claims made about the military and the supposed lack of support and services provided to troops overseas are far from reality -- check the facts.

Be very suspicious if you are asked to send money or ship property to a third party or company. Often times the company exists, but has no idea or is not a part of the scam.

Be aware of common spelling, grammatical or language errors in the emails.

Be cognizant of foreign and regional accents that do not match the person's story.

WHERE TO GO FOR HELP

Report the theft to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) (FBI-NW3C Partnership) at http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx.

Report the theft to the Federal Trade Commission at http://www.ftc.gov/idtheft.

Your report helps law enforcement officials across the United States in their investigations.

Report the theft by phone at 1-877-ID-THEFT (438-4338) or TTY, 1-866-653-4261.

Report the theft by mail at the following address:

Identity Theft Clearinghouse
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, DC 20580

Report the fraud by email to the Federal Trade Commission on Nigerian Scams via at [email protected].

For more information on CID, visit http://www.cid.army.mil.

[Bryon Williams]

Your scammer told you he was in Africa because this is where he will want you to send money.

He only wants to steal from you.

Stop all contact with the scammer.

Military members do not pay for leave. They earn free leave each year. Also only the member can request leave through his chain of command. His wife, mother, children nor internet girlfriend can do this. Also they would never have contact with his chain of command.

Military members have access to their money. They also do not pay for phones, internet or medical. They do not pay for flight back home.

Please stop all contact with the scammer. If you confront him he will continue to lie.

Post his fake name, rank and email address. This will help other women avoid his scam.

[Greeninvestor]

With all due respect sir you have provided very basic answer and did not read all I asked, I would like the answers to the following questions if I may which they were asked earlier:
1* Do they know the exact day of the week when they are coming home?
2* The phone number that he is text g me from it gets traced back to a land line, normal?
3* He disappears not in the middle of conversation but at the end and he is gone for a day or so with no trace, fb says 20 hrs or 1 day, he is not online aside from that. He goes on fb message not the app message.
4* The IP address is not traceable or its masked.
5* he says the deployment duration is only for 1 yr. The other guy is telling me 3 yrs. Which one is correct?
6* The email address goes back to him
7* Grammer is perfect and has never asked for a penny.
8* if he is using g mail is that 100% accurate of your statement that he is not ligit image just because of that?

Respectfully,
greeninvestor



uote="Greeninvestor"]I have put his name on this site in the search box few time, his name and middle name and last name and every time it says 0 match, then I tried his DOB and name it says 0 match, i have looked through 1000 pictures on every military scam site his pic is not there, I have read only God knows how many threads with the names of every scammer and cant find any thing, he texts me and few times has called, he says he can hear me fine but when I want to here him i can hear a sound its like the phone is on mute,I have asked if he can Skype he says no, he is rarely an I mean rarely on line, fb says 18 hrs, 1 day ago, 21 hrs, mine is always always on, I dont have his military id just the g mail, I have done an email search and it goes back to him, I want to hear his voice and his English grammar is perfect, adjectives and sentences and verbs an all, he doesn't tell me what he does in military, i never know when he texts me we could be in the middle of a sentence then he is gone, i do however see a pattern he contacts me around 5 or 6 PST, and towards the end he says hon I have to go to the office now, i just want to know can he call me and his number goes to a land line not a cell phone, he says he is coming home in OCT but does not know the day of the week, but he said as he gets close to that date he will let me know, I asked him to give me his military id and he said that is for special purpose, I had another Army guy contact me yesterday and he said he is in Iraq I asked how long he has been there he said 3 yrs no break, my guy says his deployment is only 1 yr. at a time , then I had another military guy contact me yesterday that his English did not make any sense, I don't to be a victim of a military scam, I honor the military, can some one please please help me?

Respectfully,[/quote]

[Greeninvestor]

Where on this site may I be able to view photos of the military scammers and may you reply with the link here please?

Respectfully,

[Bryon Williams]

You have been given the best information we can give.

We have also been in PM.

You came here because you seen red flags.

You want to protect your thief. Yet, he does not give a damn about you.

[AlanJones]

It is 99.9% certain that you are dealing with one or more scammers.

Please post all of the email addresses that you are being written to from and have written to.

[Bryon Williams]

@Greeninvestor

You came here because you saw red flags or he has not done anything promised.

You and I know he is a Scammer/Thief. What more do you want from us.

We will not lie to you. Only your scammer will lie.

We have given proof.

I do not know what more I can say. I have given links.

My only guess you will learn when you go broke or believe us.

ETA: In PM but does not want to give up information. Protecting her criminal.

[Bryon Williams]

Did you not read my first reply to you.

Believe your gut feeling. That is why you came here. You felt something was wrong and we confirmed it.

All his poems were stolen off a website. Search parts of it and you will see. He sends the same scripts to hundreds of women daily.

I suggest you re-read this thread and read the links. It is up to you whether you want to be a victim.

Where on this site may I be able to view photos of the military scammers and may you reply with the link here please?

Respectfully,