{"id":5105,"date":"2019-09-05T11:59:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T18:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=5105"},"modified":"2026-01-21T10:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:58:17","slug":"military-members-catfished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/military-members-catfished\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Men in the Military Who Spoke out Against Catfishing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Would you consider yourself a detective? According to these five military men, who spoke out against scammers, you may need to start!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is common for scammers and catfish to take on the fake identity of a real-life military person and use their images to con and trick others online. According to these five men in the military who speak out against romance scammers<\/a>, catfishers take on the identity of a real-life service member and use their images to con and trick others online.<\/p>\n

It may even have happened to you!<\/p>\n

You will think you’re falling for someone great, who wants to meet you. However, the scammer is either trying to trick you, steal from you, or using you for their reasons. Whatever the case, no one deserves to be scammed. Let’s learn from these top five Instagram accounts, run by those in the military, and stop scams before they start!<\/p>\n

Service Members Speak out Against Catfishing<\/h2>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/military-men-catfished.png” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

Juan Avalos<\/h3>\n

Meet Juan Avalos, a United States Navy Chief who prioritizes family, fitness, and god. A married soldier, he also helps those who might be tricked by online catfish and scammers:<\/p>\n[aesop_quote type=”pull” background=”#ffffff” text=”#000000″ width=”100%” align=”left” size=”1″ quote=”I want people to go the extra mile on knowing exactly who they are chatting with online. Be a detective and investigate as much as you can before you start any romantic relationship online.” parallax=”off” direction=”left” revealfx=”off”]\n

Also, check out this YouTube video he posted:<\/p>\n[aesop_video src=”youtube” id=”c6ePh0izBn4″ width=”100%” align=”center” disable_for_mobile=”off” loop=”off” controls=”off” mute=”off” autoplay=”off” viewstart=”off” viewend=”off” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n

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