by GomerPyle
Fri Dec 24, 2010 9:14 pm
I'm not sure if this has been posted before but it's useful to have the US army official view.
http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/03/23/36242-cid-warns-of-internet-romance-scams/
One quick way to challenge a person claiming to be a oldier in Afghanistan or Iraq is to ask them to send you a letter by mail from their posting abroad which would clearly show where it's come from. If they have internet access then it would be a lie if they claim they don't have mail access.
If they want money then a letter is not a lot to ask, and if they refuse that request then you can consider that the person you're dealing with is just milking you for money. If they refuse that simple request then forget any ideas of love or affection.
The internet provides the perfect method for a scammer to impersonate someone else, but making them send one letter by mail will expose them. Take a refusal as enough proof you are dealing with a fraudster.
If a soldier loved you - he'd send a letter if you asked. A scammer won't because he's not where he claims to be and he'll tell any lie to try to deceive you.
http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/03/23/36242-cid-warns-of-internet-romance-scams/
One quick way to challenge a person claiming to be a oldier in Afghanistan or Iraq is to ask them to send you a letter by mail from their posting abroad which would clearly show where it's come from. If they have internet access then it would be a lie if they claim they don't have mail access.
If they want money then a letter is not a lot to ask, and if they refuse that request then you can consider that the person you're dealing with is just milking you for money. If they refuse that simple request then forget any ideas of love or affection.
The internet provides the perfect method for a scammer to impersonate someone else, but making them send one letter by mail will expose them. Take a refusal as enough proof you are dealing with a fraudster.
If a soldier loved you - he'd send a letter if you asked. A scammer won't because he's not where he claims to be and he'll tell any lie to try to deceive you.
Non-EU citizens should go here to find out about obtaining a visa to work as an au pair in the UK
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa/
Whenever payment is requested by Western Union you're dealing with a scammer
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/doineedvisa/
Whenever payment is requested by Western Union you're dealing with a scammer
