how can you see if someone really is in the army?

[NWIP]

Person you have "met" online then most likely a scam especially if done through Facebook or Twitter or Yahoo friends, etc..

If there they ARE in the military then he would give you:

- his military email address which would be something like joe.smith12@army.mil or smith.joe99@navy.mil

- his proper mailing address that would be an FPO or APO address that is valid (you can look that up).

If they are NOT in the military then they would ask you:

- tells you he loves you within a few days
- asks for money for someone and it has to go Western Union
- asks you to fill out his leave or retirement paperwork through some person
- asks you for money for a phone

You can also trace the IP that he is sending emails from as well. Most likely this is something from Ghana or Sierra Leone or Nigeria.