facebook friend inmilitary says he is nigeria for nato has asked for no money,?

[Tammy Mccarley]

has lots of pictures of himself on facebook, taken by a blackberry and posted, says he just enjoys my company talking, his profile says he is in tampa bay florida chats on a pc in captains office, says he cannot receive calls in barracks, and now he is in africa. says he is in special forces (army) what base is in tampa bay? Now i am wondering...he has asked for nothing and given out very personal details about his life could this be a scam in the making??

[quietharmony1002]

I tend to treat pretty carefully as far as trusting anyone that claims to be in the military when you've only "met" them online. It's so easy to fake this stuff unless you really know what to look for. If you're confused about what base he may be stationed at in Tampa Bay, why don't you ask him? There is an Air Force Base there......MacDill AFB and it's possible that he could be there, I suppose. And we have about 180 military personnel in Nigeria.

But, both of those facts don't mean much. Anyone could just Google them and find out that information and add it to their story.

Pictures can prove things but they can also be fake or taken/stolen from someone else's account.

Has he given you an email address? Is it a military address or just a "regular" account?

He should be able to receive calls if he lives in barracks.....so that's a small red flag to me. The fact that he tells you he can only chat with you on his captain's office doesn't make much sense either. Where is the captain all of this time? And why isn't your guy doing work during the day?

Have you spoken to him on the phone? If he hasn't given you a phone number for himself.......he would have one even in Nigeria (if that's true that he's there)......so that's another red flag if he hasn't provided one.

How about a mailing address? Tell him you want to send him a care package and need his mailing address. That's a pretty easy thing to tell when it's faked.

Just remember......expect the best, but plan for the worst when it comes to building a relationship/friendship with someone online. Go slowly and carefully with him and don't provide him with a bunch of private information about you until you're sure who this guy is.

[john]

100%SCAM. There are NO NATO troops in Nigeria. There are however lots of scammers there. Every military personal has access to Skype. Set up a chat and wait for the excuses. Cut off all contact.

[John Hacket]

scam not for money but for a visa

[Kittysue]

Total scam
1. NATO has NO forces in Nigeria. NONE
2. NOBODY who is Special Forces is allowed to tell anyone outside the military they are in Special Forces. That is a major breach of security protocol which could lead to a demotion
3. If his email is NOT from @us.army.mil he is NOT in the military
4. Every soldier everywhere in the world can receive calls so that's another complete lie
5. There are NO Army bases in Tampa Bay. The ONLY base in Tampa is MacDill Air Force Base and there are NO Army personnel stationed there
6. special Forces do not live in barracks. They live in officers quarters

Everything this scammer told you is a lie. These criminals hijack the Facebook accounts of soldiers killed in action and steal their photos

Report the profile ASAP to Facebook to get it removed and cut off all contact.also file a report with the FBI's IC3 division http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx