Fake Military Draft Text Messages

[queentonic]

Army says text messages saying ‘You’ve been selected for the military draft’ are fake
Kyle Rempfer
3 hours ago

Don’t fall for any text messages saying you’ve been selected for a military draft, U.S. Army Recruiting Command warned in an urgent news release Tuesday.

Fraudulent texts were sent throughout the country this week informing individuals that they have been selected for a military draft, the command said. The phony messages come amid heightened tensions with Iran and after the emergency deployment of 3,500 paratroopers to Kuwait.

Officials have not yet identified the originator of the messages or the reason for sending them. Army Recruiting Command received multiple calls and emails about the fake texts, and although they reference actual recruiting battalions, they were not sent by Army.

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https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/01/08/military-draft-text-messages-are-not-from-the-army-officials-warn/

[BigmanPigman]

1. Maybe the reason for sending them is to wake people up.

Apathy is no longer an option. Maybe some people need to be slapped in the face with "fake reality". Perhaps if they think about personally dying due to tRump's impeachment distraction (even for 10 seconds) they may realize that the nut is truly dangerous to Americans.

[GemDigger]

2. That explains why so many have been freaking out. nt

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. Anyone who gets one of these and thinks it's real is living under a very large rock.

We have no draft. Haven't had one in January, 1973. Nearly 50 years ago.

I have zero patience with, or sympathy for, such ignorance.