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I think you should stay off of social media. You seem to attract nuts, enjoy a fantasy life here or…who knows. I’ve never seem one person with so many claims. I’m sure there are many more but this was a two minute review of your silliness.
So what is your opinion of what he wants with me? Do you think he is trying to use me to launder his money?
He/she/they want to gain your confidence. Once they have your trust, they attempt to pull off a well orchestrated scam. This has been going on for decades. The internet has enabled them to reach out worldwide with just a wifi connection.
I made a friend through Facebook, who is in Yemen, with the Military. We have been friends for over a month, and he will be returning to the USA in two months. He asked me, if I could do him a favor. He stated that he is paid in Yemen money, and that he cannot get a bank in the USA that he can do business with until he returns home. He claims that he has no money to be able to buy anything there, and because he is in the frontline fighting, he is not allowed to leave the base.
All the money he has been paid through the Military, and he has been myriad of years with them, is in different countries currency. He wants me to say that I am his wife, and receive the money at my home, for him. He mentioned that the United Nations Department, will bring it to me directly to my home, and that all I have to do is accept it.
I have not given him my ultimate decision because I do not know much about Military Laws, or currency from other countries. Is that considered Money Laundering? Can I be arrested for it? How will that affect me directly with the Internal Revenue Service, in the USA, since my name, address, and telephone number will have to be provided before hand. I have never been involved with the Law in any way. I am a law-abiding citizen, and want to make sure, if what he wants me to do is legal, and if I can be prosecuted for it. Thank you for your help. And have a great day.
OMG this is a SCAM. If he is in the US Military he is paid in US Dollars. I PROMISE!!!!!!!! He would still be using whatever his US Bank Account was in the US, and there are specific US Banks that work with the military (USAA, Navy Federal, etc). He is lying through his teeth. This is a SCAM!!!!!
The United Nations will not hand deliver money to anyone. That is Ludacris. This is not how it works.
I've not heard of this specific scam before, but my guess is that the next step is going to be that they can't deliver the money in person, and instead are going to deposit it. You give him an account number, someone deposits money, you mail a check or buy a gift card and give him the number, and then they reverse the deposit on the funds and you are screwed.
Stop talking to him. He's a liar and a scammer. There is nothing remotely even logical about this scenario.
I made a friend through Facebook, who is in Yemen, with the Military. We have been friends for over a month, and he will be returning to the USA in two months. He asked me, if I could do him a favor. He stated that he is paid in Yemen money, and that he cannot get a bank in the USA that he can do business with until he returns home. He claims that he has no money to be able to buy anything there, and because he is in the frontline fighting, he is not allowed to leave the base.
All the money he has been paid through the Military, and he has been myriad of years with them, is in different countries currency. He wants me to say that I am his wife, and receive the money at my home, for him. He mentioned that the United Nations Department, will bring it to me directly to my home, and that all I have to do is accept it.
I have not given him my ultimate decision because I do not know much about Military Laws, or currency from other countries. Is that considered Money Laundering? Can I be arrested for it? How will that affect me directly with the Internal Revenue Service, in the USA, since my name, address, and telephone number will have to be provided before hand. I have never been involved with the Law in any way. I am a law-abiding citizen, and want to make sure, if what he wants me to do is legal, and if I can be prosecuted for it. Thank you for your help. And have a great day.
What you should do is report him to the FBI. Let them tell you what to do.
NEVER believe a story like that. The military doesn't operate like that.
Greetings, I first enlisted in 1976. I retired from Active Duty in the US Navy in 2001. I have some familiarity with how the US military works.
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In Basic Training each recruit is required to establish a US bank account for our pay to go into.
Through the 70's, 80's and into the 90's Servicemembers had the option to be paid in cash. In the early 90's our enlistment contracts were changed so that now as a condition of our contract we are required to use Direct-Deposit. Our pay goes directly into a US bank. We get our money from a US bank or credit union.
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... He wants me to say that I am his wife
Do not lie for this person.
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... Can I be arrested for it?
Maybe.
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... I am a law-abiding citizen, and want to make sure, if what he wants me to do is legal, and if I can be prosecuted for it. Thank you for your help. And have a great day.
This individual is trying to run some kind of a scam on you.
I think you should stay off of social media. You seem to attract nuts, enjoy a fantasy life here or…who knows. I’ve never seem one person with so many claims. I’m sure there are many more but this was a two minute review of your silliness.
I made a friend through Facebook, who is in Yemen, with the Military. We have been friends for over a month, and he will be returning to the USA in two months. He asked me, if I could do him a favor. He stated that he is paid in Yemen money, and that he cannot get a bank in the USA that he can do business with until he returns home. He claims that he has no money to be able to buy anything there, and because he is in the frontline fighting, he is not allowed to leave the base.
All the money he has been paid through the Military, and he has been myriad of years with them, is in different countries currency. He wants me to say that I am his wife, and receive the money at my home, for him. He mentioned that the United Nations Department, will bring it to me directly to my home, and that all I have to do is accept it.
I have not given him my ultimate decision because I do not know much about Military Laws, or currency from other countries. Is that considered Money Laundering? Can I be arrested for it? How will that affect me directly with the Internal Revenue Service, in the USA, since my name, address, and telephone number will have to be provided before hand. I have never been involved with the Law in any way. I am a law-abiding citizen, and want to make sure, if what he wants me to do is legal, and if I can be prosecuted for it. Thank you for your help. And have a great day.
Why do you keep posting your post on other forums? This is the fifth forum. Are you wanting to hear an answer you want to hear? We could write scam with all caps…SCAM. Or what’s next?
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