Online Scam Impersonates New USAFE Commander: Person soliciting money pretends to be Gen. Gorenc. Don’t be fooled if someone claiming to be “Gen. Frank Gorenc” contacts you over Skype or social media and asks for money. At least one online scammer is pretending to be Gorenc, who became commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe on Aug. 2. “We are aware of phishing scams impersonating senior military officials and encourage everyone to use extreme caution and sound judgment if someone asks for personal information or financial assistance,” USAFE spokesman Lt. Col. Paul Baldwin said in an email. “I can assure you our leadership here is not using Skype or any other social media platform to solicit funds.” One woman who contacted Air Force Times said she communicated through Skype with someone claiming to be Gorenc. The person told her a story about a sick girl in Ghana who needed 1,000 euros for medical treatment. When the woman said she didn’t have that much money, the scammer asked for 600 euros. At that point, she told the person she didn’t believe he was Gorenc. “He called me an ‘old heartless witch’ and some more,” said the woman, who asked not to be identified, in an email. “Then I tell him I’m to talk with the U.S. Air Force about him and than he switched off the Skype.”
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:07:45 +0000
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