Scammers Target Families of US Soldiers Deployed in Iraq

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Scammers Target Families of US Soldiers Deployed in Iraq

Emails ask for money in General Ray Odierno's name

A new scam is impersonating Gen. Ray Odierno, the senior commander of US troops in Iraq in order to steal money from the soldiers' families. The rogue messages ask for $200,000 in exchange of sending their children home earlier.

The New York Times reports that Gen. Odierno himself mentioned the ongoing scam during a Pentagon press conference last Friday. "I've had several scam artists on Facebook use my Facebook page and then go out asking people for all kinds of money: 'If you pay $200,000, your son can get sent home early,'" the general said.

In order to counter the effects of this scam, Gen. Odierno's Facebook page now displays a warning message reading "If anybody asks you for money in my name, don't believe it." But unfortunately, practice has demonstrated some people let emotions guide them and fall victim to these schemes even if they are warned by the authorities.

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