Defender
05-10-07, 07:05 AM
I'm a defense contractor in Virginia, and I've been supporting troops overseas with packages quite often in the past year, along with the people on my website. I was contacted by a support group concerning a Marine Lt. Col. in need of supplies for her men. I jumped at the chance, emailing the "Marine" and carrying on several email conversations before I realized something was wrong. The rest of the story I've put on a section of my website, which can be read here -
http://www.defendourfreedom.com/StolenValor.html (http://www.defendourfreedom.com/StolenValor.html)
In addition to what I've put on the website, I've been contacted by military personnel who read about my interaction with her and wanted to report that she had asked them for military apparel, patches, purple hearts, bullet resistant vests and thousands of dollars. A lot of people are out a lot of money. I've reported this to the FBI, but since she's in South Africa the best we can hope for is shutting her and others down as we find them, ruining their scams.
The woman actually has an account here under the name cmdrtraina and has accounts at ************* (http://*************/) and other websites. I've been tracking her down and ruining her scam all over the internet.
Through my interaction with all branches of the military in my job I've grown to respect and support them even more than when I was young and wide eyed at anything military. Seeing someone trample on the Marine Corps, our administration, and our troops' morale infurates me. I hope you'll join me in keeping an eye out for others who would use the good name of the Corps or the military in general for their personal gain, and submit them both to law enforcement and to the Stolen Valor site to serve as a warning to others.
Defender
http://www.nationalsecurityforums (http://www.nationalsecurityforums.com/)
http://www.defendourfreedom.com/StolenValor.html (http://www.defendourfreedom.com/StolenValor.html)
In addition to what I've put on the website, I've been contacted by military personnel who read about my interaction with her and wanted to report that she had asked them for military apparel, patches, purple hearts, bullet resistant vests and thousands of dollars. A lot of people are out a lot of money. I've reported this to the FBI, but since she's in South Africa the best we can hope for is shutting her and others down as we find them, ruining their scams.
The woman actually has an account here under the name cmdrtraina and has accounts at ************* (http://*************/) and other websites. I've been tracking her down and ruining her scam all over the internet.
Through my interaction with all branches of the military in my job I've grown to respect and support them even more than when I was young and wide eyed at anything military. Seeing someone trample on the Marine Corps, our administration, and our troops' morale infurates me. I hope you'll join me in keeping an eye out for others who would use the good name of the Corps or the military in general for their personal gain, and submit them both to law enforcement and to the Stolen Valor site to serve as a warning to others.
Defender
http://www.nationalsecurityforums (http://www.nationalsecurityforums.com/)