[MR] Fwd: If you know anyone deploying...

[Randy Goldberg MD]

You should forward this to anyone you know who is being called to active
duty and deployed or to their families.

Betty

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	42 CS/CC
> Sent:	Wednesday, March 12, 2003 9:01 AM
> To:	Hoffman Louis Capt 42MSS/DPM; Piper Ralph E II 1LT 42 LRF/CC 3-2327;
> Aguilar-Root Deborah  GM-13  42 MSG/SVD
> Cc:	Schumick Diana K  Lt Col 42MSS/CC; Weaver Andrew Col 42 MSG/CC;
> Sykes AnneMarie Lt Col 42 MSG/CD; Burns Jim MSD/IT 953-2139
> Subject:	Caution to deploying members--web site
>
> Please advise deploying members NOT to use this web site:
>
>
> UNCLASSIFIED
>
> INFORMATIVE C4 NOTAM AETC 2003-063-002, NACEC.org Website
>
> EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
>
> 1.  This website may be used for information gathering on US military
> personnel and family members for nefarious purposes.
>
> 2.  The NACEC.org website is claiming to provide emergency notifications
> in order to support military families.  This site requests; service
> members' names, addresses, Social Security Numbers (SSN) as well as the
> names and addresses of family members, and other privacy act information.
> The site also requests the service member provide the content of a message
> which is to be sent to family members.
>
> 3.  Website Quote: "With the drastically increasing numbers of U.S. Armed
> Forces overseas, the North American Center for Emergency Communications
> (NACEC) has put their military family support 'Flash Mail Service' back on
> line, as of this week. This will help those members of the military
> stationed overseas and the military families that have members serving
> overseas."
>
> 4.  This site is NOT associated with the federal government and should NOT
> be trusted.  The site represents itself as being owned by a not-for-profit
> corporation (which means they haven't filed for non-profit status and made
> the necessary disclosures).  The registrant for the website is an
> individual in Minnesota who may or not be an American national.  DoD
> personnel should not enter any personal information on a non-federal
> website for emergency notification of families or any other reason.
>
> 5.  Any information provided to this site could be used for identity
> theft, intelligence gathering by a foreign nations or terrorists and could
> pose a threat to service members, their families and their privacy.
>
> 6.  Military personnel should remind family members that the proper and
> fastest way to be contacted in an emergency situation is through the
> American Red Cross.
>
>
>


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Randy Goldberg MD