vacation certificate

hello, I met a person online that says he is in Afganistan and is requesting I apply for a vacation certificate for him. I wrote to [email protected] and they answered me and said that there is a fee that has to be paid.. $4500 US money. it was to be paid to Regions Bank , account name Northa Kay Lisenby and it gave her account number.. I am very leary of doing this but this soldier keeps asking me to send the money so he can get home to his kids for a vacation. my gut is telling me... NO but what do you think?

It's a scam . Don't send them any money

Hi there,

Yes it's most certainly a scam - DO NOT send any money.

Firstly, soldiers do not have to pay (or have anyone make payments on their behalf for leave)

Also, the "writeme.com" domain isn't a legitimate email that would be used by an official government body.

Drop all communication with this person (who is not a soldier). Block their email so you don't even see their messages.

You can read more about this type of scam here:

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