by llrcrr6399
Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:52 am
This last week has been an absolute beautiful love story up until 3 days ago. I met someone on CM that was supposivly stationed in Afghanistan and retiring at the end of the month moving back to Ohio. As our connection progressed he asked to send his belonging home via DHL for me to receive. I told him that was find. (First red flag is military pays for PCS moves). He apparantely took his gear to Kabul a 4 hour drive and started his belongings on their way through DHL. He even sent me the copy and insisted that I go ahead and print it out. I did. Being someone that does a lot of international shipments this receipt was very vague and for supposive important items in the luggage he did not buy insurance, their was no tracking number and the bar code when I scanned it said that these package was delivered in Cairo Egypt on April 14, 2013. This transite of luggage started 7-2-13 to arrive at my home on 7-5-13. One day later, I get a call from some people in Malaysia stating that his luggage was stuck there and needed $1500.00 to get them to continue on their journey. I told them I did not have the money. They have been relentless and even he has mentioned some things that I know only these people I have talked to were told so I am sure they are on one in the same. Talk about feeling like a total idiot and having such hope. What a fool. UGH. The photos consisted of a nice looking man with his kids, at his base, and even on training missions. Being a veteran and a international shipper has saved my butt with this. I have since reported this to the FTC, DHL, CM and now announcing it to anyone who cares to check out that this type of scam is out there. From someone who is now really on the mends of being decieved. 
