Yes, almost certainly a scam. You are too polite, I would not have wasted any time on him. Just block and go.

Methinks definitely a scam and also that you dedicated too much time and effort with a reply that should have been short and to the point, like: F*CK OFF @SSHOLE!!!

That is pinging all the scam verbage. lol.

If it's real, his friend's reasoning is pretty sad. I've never had someone ask for me, even as a "military man." I would just recommend you don't judge us all by the profession. Most active military and veterans are anti-war.

Your reply - good for you

Antenna alert is my immediate feeling. This screams scam to me, so I think you did the right thing....albeit in much more detail than I would have deemed necessary.

I don't have much to add except as a vet, these stolen Valor people will stoop to any level to scam and try to separate you from your money. you did good.

probably scam.

I would be wary, but I have written one lady on a dating site on behalf of a friend. He could not contact her directly because he was two years over the age limit she set.

All i did was send her a brief note explaining the situation and asking her to please check his profile (link provided, of course).

She ended up contacting him and they became friends.

On the other hand, if he doesn't have a profile, I'd probably recommend exactly what you did.

the man has no friend. he would be writing on his own behalf; the idea is to lure you offsite so he can scam you without being censured by the site. you did the right thing, gave the right answer.

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It's a scam. In the last 3 years I have seen this multiple times. There are people from third world countries who get paid to gather data. This is probably what is happening.
Another note. One of their favorite covers is to pretend to be military. Americans are presumed to be very supportive of those in the service.

I am not familiar with this scam scenario. What happens if you say ok?

Yep, that’s a scam. I’ve received almost identical messages from a couple different guys on other sites. You actually responded with a lot more explanation than was warranted, imo.

Maybe the military man is a bit shy, or brain damaged from all the saluting. I can remember as a shy teenager being told "my friend fancies you" several times

That may have worked for Cyrano de Bergerac, scammers need to return to the idea board in scammer central.

Their letter feels like a scam. It just doesn’t come across as real. I’d just ignore it, you don’t owe the person anything

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