Scammers say military must pay for 'lost bullets and guns' is this true?

 🔫🔫Scammers say military must pay for 'lost bullets and guns' is this true?

‼️No, this is not true — it's a common variation of a military romance scam.

🪖Scammers often impersonate U.S. military personnel (usually deployed overseas) on dating sites, social media, or apps. They build an emotional connection, then invent excuses to ask for money, such as claiming they need to "pay for lost bullets, guns, or equipment" due to military rules. It is often a good test, if they ask and you believe they will go on to other things.

💵Other common lies include paying for leave requests, medical treatment, food, transportation home, or shipping fees for a package.

👉👉In reality:The U.S. military covers food, medical care, housing, transportation, and leave for service members. Soldiers do not have to pay out of pocket for these things.


💵While soldiers can be held financially liable for lost or damaged equipment (not weapons and ammunition which isn’t lost ! ), this is handled internally via payroll deductions (usually capped at one month's base pay, except in cases of gross negligence). They never need to ask civilians for money to cover it, and it's not framed as an urgent personal expense.

🪖Official sources like the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, FTC, and Military.com repeatedly warn that any "soldier" asking for money — especially for leave, equipment, or similar reasons — is a scammer.

👉👉👉Real service members do not do this.If someone claiming to be military asks you for money, stop communicating and report it (e.g., to the FTC or the platform). These scams cause billions in losses annually. Stay safe!👈👈👈