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attention veterans think those pictures
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you post online are the only places they
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stay
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think again hi i'm carol harris united
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states postal inspector
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and marine corps veteran scammers are
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stealing pictures
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veterans put online and using them to
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create fake profiles on dating websites
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then they use those profiles to trick
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unsuspecting singles
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who are looking for love into sending
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them money
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sadly all the single person ends up with
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is an empty wallet
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and a lonely heart and the veteran takes
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the fall
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scams like this are why the u.s postal
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inspection service teamed up
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with aarp to create operation protect
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veterans this program works to alert and
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educate our nation's veterans
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on scams that are specifically targeting
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them
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help us help our vets visit uspis.gov
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together we can help those who have
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given so much
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for our country