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—–Original Message—–
From: Hering, Len R RADM

Please make sure this one gets out to all concerned. May be folks out
there now using Red Cross and injured service members as a means of
stealing identity. This is as low as one might stoop.

We must protect our troops and their families from those that will do
them harm.

r/ H

Beware of Casualty Notifications from the American Red Cross
>
> Scam Impersonates the American Red Cross
>
> New Scam Targeting Military Spouses: The American Red Cross has
> learned about a new scam targeting military families. This scam takes
> the form of false information being told to military families as
described below:
>
> The caller (young-sounding, American accent) calls a military spouse
> and identifies herself as a representative from the Red Cross. The
> caller states that the spouse’s husband (not identified by name) was
> hurt while on duty in Iraq and was med-evacuated to a hospital in
> Germany. The caller states they couldn’t start treatment until
> paperwork was accomplished, and that in order to start the paperwork
> they needed the spouse to verify her husband’s social security number
and date of birth.
> In this case, the spouse was quick to catch on and she did not provide

> any information to the caller.
>
> American Red Cross representatives typically do not contact military
> members/dependents directly and almost always go through command
> channels. Military family members are urged not to give out any
> personal information over the phone if contacted by unknown/unverified

> individuals, to include confirmation that your spouse is deployed.
>
> It is a federal crime, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, for a
> person to falsely or fraudulently pretend to be a member of, or an
> agent for, the American National Red Cross for the purpose of
> soliciting, collecting, or receiving money or material .In addition,
> American Red Cross representatives will contact military
> members/dependents directly only in response to an emergency message
> initiated by your family. The Red Cross does not report any type of
> casualty information to family members. The Department of Defense will

> contact families directly if their military member has been injured.
> Should any military family member receive such a call, they are urged
> to report it to their local Command or Personnel Support Activity.
>
> The American Red Cross ensures that the American people are in touch
> with their family members serving in the United States military by
> operating a communications network that is open 24-hours, 7
> days-a-week,
> 365 days-a-year. Through a network of employees and volunteers at Red
> Cross national that link families during emergencies, access to
> emergency financial assistance, confidential counseling, community
> support headquarters, local chapters, on military installations, and
> deployed with troops, the Red Cross offers a broad range of services.
> Among these services, the Red Cross provides communications for
> families left behind, assistance to veterans, and preparedness courses

> for military personnel and their families For more information visit
> the American Red Cross website at http://www.redcross.org/.

The Orlando FCPOA is looking to sell T-shirts.  The cost is yet to be determined.  Contact STG1 Boone for more information.

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Hi, The website is back up and operational. I don’t think we should be experiencing any further glitches. The plan with the site, as it stands right now is to operate with this blog style format for the front page to provide announcements and other information.

I will be incorporating a “Feedblitz” email subscription that you can submit your email to, and get the latest information that is posted to the site.

Officers to the organization will have posting capabilities to the main site.

There will be a discussion bulletin board re-established to enable discussion groups.

I can add a Gallery for uploading photos if it is desired. Your feedback will make this website work best!
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