How I Got Caught Up In A Facebook Military Romance Scam
Regretfully, I saw 5K vanish in thin air
My former husband was in the 82nd Airbourne and we lived at Fort Bragg in North Carolina while he served in the 82nd. I would often have parachutes and other equipment on my living room floor in case the guys had to be called out. I then would start the round-Robin making sure that the military wives were prepared. Let’s just say, I know the military and how it works. My familiarity with soldiers has taught me a lot about their behaviors.
Facebook used to be a hobby of mine. I would spend hours on it. Strange men would send me friend requests. They were usually widowed and in the military. I would delete them.
One day, a general popped on my friend list. Out of curiosity at what his mission was, (as soldiers always have a mission), I said hello to him. The picture was of an extremely attractive man who was a general. He started telling me how beautiful I am and he called me dear a few times. His spelling was a dead giveaway as he spelled with an s instead of z. He typed recognise instead of recognize. Even Grammarly is giving me a hard time trying to type this.
I talked to him a few times and he started to profess his deep love for me. I asked him how that could be since we only chatted a few times. He said that it didn’t matter that…
