Red Cross Alerts Public to Scam Targeting Military Families
The Office of Investigations, Compliance and Ethics has been
alerted to a scam targeting the families of military staff. A caller contacts a spouse or another family
member of a military staff person and identifies himself/herself as a representative of the American
Red Cross. The caller states the military staff person has been injured while on duty in Iraq and is
being or will be air-lifted to Germany for treatment and care. The caller may ask for additional
information about the military staff person; for example, date of birth or social security number. In a
subsequent call, the caller updates the family member and asks for a donation to the Red Cross to
help cover the cost of the air-lift and medical care.
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