Internet Scam Continues to Target Military Families
Vince Patton, Director, CommunityOutreach, Military.com

It has been brought to our attention by many of our Military.com members, that certain individuals have been unlawfully soliciting business offering a ‘Telex hook up’ for people to connect with troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. These unlawful solicitations are done by individual(s) using the free offered Military.com email address, and are selling this fabricated equipment under many aliases. This supposed service is being offered to victims for hundreds to thousands of dollars.

These individual(s) tell military members and their spouses that installation of Telex equipment will be done as soon as possible via Satelite 180000KHz. They ask for hundreds to thousands of dollars up front. They usually ask the victim(s) to submit their payment via Western Union.

To date these are the names and email addresses that we are aware of:

Paul Krekow
Hopkins Laggard
Sgt.Ronald H.L.
Sgt. Ronald Longway
Sgt.McCoral
Capt. Brad Thomas
Telex Dept.
Funmi Adekoya
Diana Arias
Brenda Morse


armytelex@military.com
armytelexinfo@military.com
armytelexservice@military.com
confirmation@military.com
confirmationapproval@military.com
CplPaulKrekow@military.com
order456@military.com
order821m@military.com
Order846telex@military.com
Ordertelex202@military.com
Ordertelex212@military.com
ordertelex456@military.com
ordertelex456m@military.com
ordertelex456s@military.com
ordertelex456w@military.com
ordertelex555p@military.com
OrderTelex786@military.com
ronlongway@military.com
telexactivation@military.com
Telexadmin@military.com
telexcommunication@military.com
telexvoice@military.com
USarmy_consults@military.com
ordertelex555pp@military.com


All of these email addresses mentioned have been locked, and no longer can be used. In addition, the content within these email accounts have been made available to law enforcement authorities. Unfortunately these accounts are difficult to trace, and in some cases appears that they may be originated from overseas locations.

Anyone who has had dealings with any of these individuals or email accounts listed should immediately go to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint website, and file a report. The site link is http://www.ic3.gov/

A reminder, any use of Military.com's free email service to conduct business is a violation of our Terms of User Agreement. Anyone who is found in violation of this agreement will have their Military.com email account terminated immediately, and expelled from membership without question.

You may also want to take a look at a recent article done by Stars and Stripes on Internet fraud targeting military families:

http://www.military.com/Finance/content/0,15356,159630,00.html



Below are a few examples of some of the emails these scammers are sending:


Your message received, and I will advise you to kindly send a Copied
ID through scan attachment, and which you are duly permitted to make a payment
worth of $670 to the underneath WU account details.

Installation will be done as soon as possible via Satelite 180000KHz
surface from your location to the AFGHAN Telex Board.


Please advise to me immediately your Location address.

THE WESTERN UNION ACCOUNT DETAIL.

RECEIVER'S NAME: DIANA ARIAS

TELEX RECIPIENT ADDRESS: San Antonio. Texas, U.S.A 87250

And you send me the Western Union MTCN details as given.


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With the reference to your application been forwarded to our SAT Telecoms Office in Missouri for the last graphics editing on telex, which your application has been approved under the Military Hi-Tech Code HTTP6067, in which your location has a major problem of Graphic Frequency Installation due to your Weather Invisibility to your both locations means refusing the 18000Hmm Invisibility of Relay connectivity on the Cardinal poles RADAR with low Telecoms reception.


Your location within the US Military SAT zone on your cell mobile phone would entails an installation of Aerial Access Pin Configuration, which you are permitted to purchase from the MO WU details worth of $780.


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Your message received, and I will advise you to kindly scan send a Copied receipt use in payment for the phone services Provider, and which you are duly permitted to make a payment worth of $1570 to the underneath WU account details.

Installation will be done as soon as possible via Sate lite 180000KHz surface from your location to the AFGHAN Telex Board.