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A New Low in ID Theft: Targeting Military Families

Luis Martinez and Maddy Sauer report on ABC News' "The Blotter":

There is a new and extremely cruel identity theft scam targeting military families, the American Red Cross warned today.

In this shocking case, a military spouse answered the phone and was told her husband had been injured in Iraq and med-evacuated to a hospital in Germany. The caller told the woman her husband's treatment could not proceed until further paperwork was received, which included verifying his social security number and date of birth. Fortunately, the woman became suspicious and did not provide the information.

posted by Fergie @ 5/30/2007 04:56:00 PM