Scam targeting new Army troops costs soldiers thousands, service warns
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A scam targeting the Army's training soldiers has cost dozens of troops a total of over $100,000, military officials warned.
"The caller identifies themselves as [a non-commissioned officer] or first sergeant with [the Defense Finance and Accounting Service] or the local finance office and requests payment through a peer-to-peer money transfer app to ‘rectify a military pay problem,'" the post said. Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee
Fort Huachuca Military Police say the scam has so far claimed more than 74 victims and cost soldiers more than $143,000. According to a fact sheet attached to the post, the scammers request soldiers take care of the apparent pay issue using apps such as Zelle, CashApp, Venmo, Apple Pay, or PayPal, something the post warns the military would never do.
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