Army Warns of Fake Texts Drafting Civilians for 'Immediate Departure to Iran'
Source: New York Times
The text messages popped up on cellphones across the country, purporting to be an urgent communication from the United States Army.
We tried contacting you through your email several times and have had no response, one message read. The recipient, it said, had been marked eligible for the military draft and was ordered to report to the nearest Army branch for immediate departure to Iran.
From New Jersey to Utah to Florida, similar fraudulent messages have circulated around the country this week, setting off concern among young people and their parents amid an escalation in conflict between the United States and Iran. But after receiving multiple calls and emails about the messages, which in at least one case threatened jail time, the United States Army issued a fraud alert warning that the messages were fake and said it was investigating who was behind them.
This is nothing that we are initiating, said Lisa M. Ferguson, a spokeswoman for the United States Army Recruiting Command. They are completely fake.
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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/us/fake-draft-texts-army.html
Traildogbob
(8,735 posts)Talk about about get out the vote. Provo, More please. If they want to control media with lies, damn time we do.
Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)jpak
(41,757 posts)Folks is gullibilll
Yup
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)ToxMarz
(2,166 posts)Though they probably would obey mindlessly. I hope CBP doesn't get any ideas.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,339 posts)I wanna be yelled at by drill sergeants, told to pull my head out of my ass, told "no, your OTHER left", neat army stuff like that.
Then Iran.
No, wait, I don't think they're drafting 70-somethings.
dware
(12,374 posts)I would have shown up at the nearest Army Recruiting station in my USMC Dress Blues and said, here I am, now what?
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,339 posts)Marine, eh? Well, we might be able to teach you something, regardless.
Step toward the bus, starting with your left foot. No, Marine, your OTHER left foot. Sheesh.
dware
(12,374 posts)I just got a good laugh at your post.
Thank you for the humor, I really needed it today.
B Stieg
(2,410 posts)onenote
(42,700 posts)Even if a few people believe these messages are authentic, as soon as they contact the Army (as directed) they will learn it is a hoax. And they will be pissed. And who will they direct their ire towards? Not the military. Not Trump. They'll assume it was a con designed to scare people perpetrated by opponents of war with Iran.
this will GOTV for the DEMS. I love it.
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)Lets say 1000 military-age Trump supporters were sent genuine draft notices. How many would report, and how many would try to get out of it?
keithbvadu2
(36,793 posts)Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)It would have been even better if the Trump boys had gotten one of those texts and had to sweat it out for a day or two.