Verification of Military Service
Please use the Defense Manpower Data Center's (DMDC) Military Verification service to verify if someone is in the military. The website will tell you if the person is currently serving in the military. The site is available 24-hours a day.
There are hundreds of ways for fraudsters to scam you online these days. One of those ways is using video calls to scam people. Yes, you heard that right, a scam that takes place via video calls and involves blackmailing is also pretty common.
The military doesn't stop service members from using video chat. In fact, they encourage deployed soldiers to stay in contact with family and friends. There are phone centers and video chat stations set up in many locations.
There's the option of mirroring your webcam input to a YouTube video that does not feature you at all but could show an amusing cat video. A fake video call could also use deepfake technology, using AI-powered video to switch out the faces and voices on display.
What they want are account numbers, passwords, Social Security numbers, and other confidential information that they can use to loot your checking account or run up bills on your credit cards. Identity thieves can take out loans or obtain credit cards and even driver's licenses in your name.
You can find veterans' military service records from World War I to the present from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). The NPRC houses many types of records, including Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF).
Military members can access their money from overseas. They pay bills online, buy items from websites and even arrange for car loans. If they ask you for money -- even a loan, this is a scam.
mil." All military members have a ". mil" email address, so there is a high probability that a person is not in the military if they cannot provide one. Uses common spelling, grammatical or language errors.
Identity thieves could potentially gather information on you from images that you share online. A photo posted on your birthday, for example, would provide them with your date of birth, whereas a photo of a new house could potentially give them details of where you live.
The scammer's intention is to establish a relationship as quickly as possible, endear himself to the victim, and gain trust. Scammers may propose marriage and make plans to meet in person, but that will never happen. Eventually, they will ask for money.
Dating and romance scams often take place through online dating websites, but scammers may also use social media or email to make contact. They have even been known to telephone their victims as a first introduction.
In either case, the scammer can gain control over the victim's private texts and calls, and may then try to reset credentials for the victim's financial data and social media accounts. If successful, the scammer can drain the victim's bank accounts and sell or ransom their social media data.
Malicious links, smishing (text message phishing), and even online dating scams can all give hackers access to your phone — and everything on it.
Soldiers are not charged money for secure communications or leave. Soldiers do not need permission to get married. Soldiers do not have to pay for early retirement.
This would be a violation of the Soldier's Fourth Amendment rights. The NCO can order the Soldiers not turn on their phones during duty hours or to not have their phones out during duty hours, except for an emergency.
Cell phones will be used for voice conversations only. Receiving, sending, sharing, or viewing videos/pictures/text messages is strictly prohibited.
Look for typical scammer behavior.
Repeatedly asking for odd personal information (e.g., your location) Disconcertingly dramatic, erratic, or otherwise strange behavior (in all likelihood, you'll want to avoid dating people like this anyway) Early or inappropriate professions of love.
Scammers will send money to you and then ask you to send some of it to someone else. It may seem like a good idea since they are giving you some of the money, however they don't tell you the money is stolen.
No, you may use email, phones, traditional mail, and any other means of communication to talk to friends/family back home. HOWEVER opperational security may prohibit all means of communication. If they can not call, email, or use facebook, then they can not use hangouts.