She's supposedly in the military in Yemen and all was good for a month but then I challenged some of her claims and today she started asking for a steam card. Having been in the military myself I know you will always get fed
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Long con military romance scam. You already caught their lies. You should know, but if they can't send anything via a .mil email account, they're not really military. Only scammers ask for gift cards (razor, steam etc) as it's a fast non-refundable and often non-traceable way to send money. It's also very easy for victims to obtain as they're abundant in most retail stores.
Maybe you're already emotionally involved, but it's a scam.
Even if it wasn't a scammer, a person asking you for money when you haven't even met them yet is a joke and red flags. Just block them.
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chii-tan 07/25/2025 at 03:19 AM
Long con military romance scam. You already caught their lies. You should know, but if they can't send anything via a .mil email account, they're not really military. Only scammers ask for gift cards (razor, steam etc) as it's a fast non-refundable and often non-traceable way to send money. It's also very easy for victims to obtain as they're abundant in most retail stores.
https://www.quora.com/I-m-chatting-with-one-of-the-soldiers-from-Yemen-Is-that-person-a-scammer
https://www.quora.com/If-someone-says-they-are-stationed-in-Yemen-and-never-gave-me-his-mil-address-and-they-ask-for-money-for-the-internet-is-he-a-scammer
https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/07/military-consumers-and-romance-scams
Maybe you're already emotionally involved, but it's a scam.
Even if it wasn't a scammer, a person asking you for money when you haven't even met them yet is a joke and red flags. Just block them.