Military Romance Scams: How To Tell If It's Real Love or Really a Scam

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Are you looking for love and think you found the perfect match? Don’t fall head-over-heels before watching this video!

It’s sad, but scammer use dating sites and apps to trick you into sending them money and gift cards or giving up your sensitive information they can use for identity theft.

Even worse, scammers often pretend to be active members of the military to run their military romance scams.

So, how can you spot a military romance scammer?

WARNING SIGNS OF A MILITARY ROMANCE SCAM

1. They claim they can’t access their bank account
2. They say they need money for something the military pays for (such as housing or food costs)
3. They claim they’ve made or “found” money and need your help getting back into the U.S.
4. They’ll never join you on a video call (because they’re “in special forces”)
5. Their social media is bare — low friend counts, no recent posts, and the same profile photo
6. They love bomb you — within days or weeks they tell you they love you
7. A commanding officer calls you “on their behalf”
8. They only use a general email — not a “.mil” email
9. They send you a photo of their military ID
10. They claim they’re deployed for more than 2 years

If you see ANY of these warning signs, it could be a scam.

WHAT TO DO IF A ROMANCE SCAMMER IS COMING FOR YOU

- Cut them off – don’t send money and stop answering their messages
- Flag their account with the dating site or app
- Report them to the FBI, CID, and FTC
- Set up credit monitoring and identity theft protection to protect your accounts

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
0:35 Warning signs of military romance scams
3:41 What to do if a romance scammer is coming for you
4:00 Protect yourself from dating scams

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