How to Spot a Military Phony Online & Avoid Being Targeted

Meg South
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I didn't plan on marrying a fake Navy SEAL but I did. After 2 years of marriage & a 5.5 year relationship, I uncovered his fraud. He'd been posing as a fake Navy vet for close to 30 years & had conned me, his first wife, his children, & had even infiltrated the local American Legion as Commander of the local Post. This podcast is to expose the epidemic of military imposters trolling online dating sites & social media so you won't be their next victim. They're not all easy to spot, but if you know what to look for, you increase your chances of getting away from these predators in one piece.

Episodes

  1. Episode 8: A Message From Meg About Moving Forward

    11/27/2021

    Episode 8: A Message From Meg About Moving Forward

    In this episode I talk about moving from the fraudulationship into freedom and healing from the abuse. If you’ve been on the receiving end of a military fake’s con and need support, your invited to join the private Facebook group Women Survivors of Fake Navy SEALs & Other Military Imposters. You can also follow the How to Spot a Military Phony Online & Avoid Being Targeted Facebook page to stay up-to-date on any new posts. This podcast is a production of Meg South Fraudulationship LLC and the Fraudulationship.com site where you can find information on healing from narcissistic and sociopathic abuse, group coaching and more. You can connect with me on Instagram and Facebook @fraudulationship. If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe on Spotify or copy and paste the RSS URL https://anchor.fm/s/730b1bfc/podcast/rssinto your favorite podcast app. I’d also be so grateful if you’d share this podcast with others. It’s so important to spread the word about how to recognize these military fakes so that they won’t prey on us so easily. This podcast is for educational purposes only. Copyright 2021. Meg South Fraudulationship LLC. All rights reserved.

    6 min
  2. Episode 7: The Emotional Aftermath

    11/27/2021

    Episode 7: The Emotional Aftermath

    Immediately after finding out you've been duped by a con man posing as a veteran, you're likely to have a whole bunch of mixed feelings. In this episode, I talk about the immediate emotional aftermath and what you might expect, as well as how to cope. If you’ve been on the receiving end of a military fake’s con and need support, your invited to join the private Facebook group Women Survivors of Fake Navy SEALs & Other Military Imposters. You can also follow the How to Spot a Military Phony Online & Avoid Being Targeted Facebook page to stay up-to-date on any new posts. This podcast is a production of Meg South Fraudulationship LLC and the Fraudulationship.com site where you can find information on healing from narcissistic and sociopathic abuse, group coaching and more. You can connect with me on Instagram and Facebook @fraudulationship. If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe on Spotify or copy and paste the RSS URL https://anchor.fm/s/730b1bfc/podcast/rssinto your favorite podcast app. I’d also be so grateful if you’d share this podcast with others. It’s so important to spread the word about how to recognize these military fakes so that they won’t prey on us so easily. This podcast is for educational purposes only. Copyright 2021. Meg South Fraudulationship LLC. All rights reserved.

    8 min

  3. 11/27/2021

    Episode 6: Reporting Stolen Valor

    Where to Report Stolen Valor If you believe you have a found a case of Stolen Valor you can: 1. Download the Stolen Valor Fact Sheet from the Office of the Inspector General here. 2. Fill out a Stolen Valor report at the Office of Inspector General  website. 3. Mail your letter and packet of documentation listed in the previous section to the National Archives OIG Hotline, NARA P.O. Box 1821 Hyattsville, MD 20788-0821 4. Or you can phone the National Archives hotline at 301-837-3500. 5. Additionally, contact your local police department and make a report. Also, contact your local FBI field office to report Stolen Valor. If you’ve been on the receiving end of a military fake’s con and need support, your invited to join the private Facebook group Women Survivors of Fake Navy SEALs & Other Military Imposters. You can also follow the How to Spot a Military Phony Online & Avoid Being Targeted Facebook page to stay up-to-date on any new posts. This podcast is a production of Meg South Fraudulationship LLC and the Fraudulationship.com site where you can find information on healing from narcissistic and sociopathic abuse, group coaching and more. You can connect with me on Instagram and Facebook @fraudulationship. If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe on Spotify or copy and paste the RSS URL https://anchor.fm/s/730b1bfc/podcast/rssinto your favorite podcast app. I’d also be so grateful if you’d share this podcast with others. It’s so important to spread the word about how to recognize these military fakes so that they won’t prey on us so easily. This podcast is for educational purposes only. Copyright 2021. Meg South Fraudulationship LLC. All rights reserved.

    9 min
  4. Episode 5: SEAL Hunters and Others Working to Expose Military Fakes

    11/27/2021

    Episode 5: SEAL Hunters and Others Working to Expose Military Fakes

    In this episode I talk about veterans who are working to preserve their service and expose military fakes. Don & Dianne Shipley ExtremeSealExperience.com and their YouTube channel is Former Buds 131. ValorGuardians.com was started by John Lilyea, an infantry Platoon Sargent, who passed away in 2018. The site is maintained by veterans and is fully funded by donations, 100% of which go to their work. They are known for their work in the Stolen Valor arena and post profiles of military posers on the blog. They also have information on the FOIA process. Military Phonies is also run by veterans and they may be able to help you figure out if Mr. Wonderful is lying to you about being a veteran. They out military fakes on their site and Facebook page. Guardians of the Green Beret is a site dedicated to outing fake Green Berets. They are also active on social media. The Fake Warrior Project is a division of the POW Network. The team of retirees, active duty military, historians and law enforcement personnel will help you verify retired or discharged military, report suspected false military claims and verify the resume of guest speakers. They also have a section on their site dedicated to romance scams. Stolen Valor is the website for B.G. Burkett, the author of Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Era was Robbed of Its Heroes and History. They have a team who can help you verify military service. If you’ve been on the receiving end of a military fake’s con and need support, your invited to join the private Facebook group Women Survivors of Fake Navy SEALs & Other Military Imposters. You can also follow the How to Spot a Military Phony Online & Avoid Being Targeted Facebook page to stay up-to-date on any new posts. This podcast is a production of Meg South Fraudulationship LLC and the Fraudulationship.com site where you can find information on healing from narcissistic and sociopathic abuse, group coaching and more. You can connect with me on Instagram and Facebook @fraudulationship. If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe on Spotify or copy and paste the RSS URL https://anchor.fm/s/730b1bfc/podcast/rssinto your favorite podcast app. I’d also be so grateful if you’d share this podcast with others. It’s so important to spread the word about how to recognize these military fakes so that they won’t prey on us so easily. This podcast is for educational purposes only. Copyright 2021. Meg South Fraudulationship LLC. All rights reserved.

    7 min
  5. Episode 4: Checking Military Service Records Online FOIA & SCRA Requests

    11/27/2021

    Episode 4: Checking Military Service Records Online FOIA & SCRA Requests

    Step-by-step directions on how to check on military service records using a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Manpower Database, as well as U.S. Military awards databases. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request form https://foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/request. Watch a video on how to make a FOIA request. Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Manpower Database American War Library states that it is the “world’s oldest and largest online military, veteran and military family registry with over 101 million military listings from pre-revolutionary war to the present.” Hall of Valor states that it is the largest searchable public database of American military awards. It was put together by Doug Sterner, a Vietnam veteran, Military Times contributor, and coauthor of the book Restoring Valor. Home of Heroes has a searchable Medal of Honor, Service Cross and Silver Star database. This is Doug Sterner’s website The U.S. Government has an informational page describing how you can request military records here. For older records you can use the Access to Archival Databases (AAD) System at the National Archives. Details on how to do this are here. If you’ve been on the receiving end of a military fake’s con and need support, your invited to join the private Facebook group Women Survivors of Fake Navy SEALs & Other Military Imposters. You can also follow the How to Spot a Military Phony Online & Avoid Being Targeted Facebook page to stay up-to-date on any new posts. This podcast is a production of Meg South Fraudulationship LLC and the Fraudulationship.com site where you can find information on healing from narcissistic and sociopathic abuse, group coaching and more. You can connect with me on Instagram and Facebook @fraudulationship. If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe on Spotify or copy and paste the RSS URL https://anchor.fm/s/730b1bfc/podcast/rssinto your favorite podcast app. I’d also be so grateful if you’d share this podcast with others. It’s so important to spread the word about how to recognize these military fakes so that they won’t prey on us so easily. This podcast is for educational purposes only. Copyright 2021. Meg South Fraudulationship LLC. All rights reserved.

    12 min
  6. Episode 3: The Idealize, Devalue, Discard Cycle of the Military Phony & Other Toxic People

    11/27/2021

    Episode 3: The Idealize, Devalue, Discard Cycle of the Military Phony & Other Toxic People

    In this episode you'll learn how the military phony gets you hooked and keeps you hooked using the idealize, devalue and discard cycle. I'll also talk about how to determine your dealbreakers and dealmakers when you're dating online. If you’ve been on the receiving end of a military fake’s con and need support, your invited to join the private Facebook group Women Survivors of Fake Navy SEALs & Other Military Imposters. You can also follow the How to Spot a Military Phony Online & Avoid Being Targeted Facebook page to stay up-to-date on any new posts. This podcast is a production of Meg South Fraudulationship LLC and the Fraudulationship.com site where you can find information on healing from narcissistic and sociopathic abuse, group coaching and more. You can connect with me on Instagram and Facebook @fraudulationship. If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe on Spotify or copy and paste the RSS URL https://anchor.fm/s/730b1bfc/podcast/rssinto your favorite podcast app. I’d also be so grateful if you’d share this podcast with others. It’s so important to spread the word about how to recognize these military fakes so that they won’t prey on us so easily. This podcast is for educational purposes only. Copyright 2021. Meg South Fraudulationship LLC. All rights reserved.

    16 min

  7. 11/27/2021

    Episode 2: How to Debunk The Military Phony's Claims & Excuses

    Military fakes are full of claims and excuses. Here's how to spot the fakes and shoot down their claims and excuses. If you’ve been on the receiving end of a military fake’s con and need support, your invited to join the private Facebook group Women Survivors of Fake Navy SEALs & Other Military Imposters. You can also follow the How to Spot a Military Phony Online & Avoid Being Targeted Facebook page to stay up-to-date on any new posts. This podcast is a production of Meg South Fraudulationship LLC and the Fraudulationship.com site where you can find information on healing from narcissistic and sociopathic abuse, group coaching and more. You can connect with me on Instagram and Facebook @fraudulationship. If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe on Spotify or copy and paste the RSS URL https://anchor.fm/s/730b1bfc/podcast/rssinto your favorite podcast app. I’d also be so grateful if you’d share this podcast with others. It’s so important to spread the word about how to recognize these military fakes so that they won’t prey on us so easily. This podcast is for educational purposes only. Copyright 2021. Meg South Fraudulationship LLC. All rights reserved.

    17 min

  8. 11/27/2021

    Episode 1: What's a Military Phony Anyway

    What is a military phony and why would someone pose as a veteran if they weren't? Here's your answer If you’ve been on the receiving end of a military fake’s con and need support, you're invited to join the private Facebook group Women Survivors of Fake Navy SEALs & Other Military Imposters. You can also follow the How to Spot a Military Phony Online & Avoid Being Targeted Facebook page to stay up-to-date on any new posts. This podcast is a production of Meg South Fraudulationship LLC and the Fraudulationship.com site where you can find information on healing from narcissistic and sociopathic abuse, group coaching and more. You can connect with me on Instagram and Facebook @fraudulationship. If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe on Spotify or copy and paste the RSS URL https://anchor.fm/s/730b1bfc/podcast/rssinto your favorite podcast app. I’d also be so grateful if you’d share this podcast with others. It’s so important to spread the word about how to recognize these military fakes so that they won’t prey on us so easily. This podcast is for educational purposes only.  Copyright 2021. Meg South Fraudulationship LLC. All rights reserved.

    8 min

  9. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    How to Spot a Military Phony & Avoid Being Targeted Podcast

    The FBI estimates that there are 300 SEAL imposters for every living SEAL. You have a better chance of meeting someone who speaks Cherokee than you do of meeting a real Navy SEAL. There’s an epidemic of military fakes trolling social media and dating platforms. Call me naïve, but in 2015, the year I met the man who would become my husband, it hadn’t even crossed my mind that anyone would lie about being a veteran. It wasn’t until we had been married two years that I uncovered his fraud and discovered he had been posing as a Navy SEAL and veteran for about 30 years. His story was seamless. He was even commander of the local American Legion. Since that time, I’ve talked to other women all over the world, who have been duped by these predators.  This podcast is intended to raise awareness about this very real problem in the hopes that at least one person will be spared what happened to me.  If you have been scammed by a military phony and need support, please don’t hesitate to contact me on Instagram or Facebook @fraudulationship.

    2 min

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I didn't plan on marrying a fake Navy SEAL but I did. After 2 years of marriage & a 5.5 year relationship, I uncovered his fraud. He'd been posing as a fake Navy vet for close to 30 years & had conned me, his first wife, his children, & had even infiltrated the local American Legion as Commander of the local Post. This podcast is to expose the epidemic of military imposters trolling online dating sites & social media so you won't be their next victim. They're not all easy to spot, but if you know what to look for, you increase your chances of getting away from these predators in one piece.

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