Reports :

---Original Message---

Linda Lynch followed me on Instagram and promptly reached out to connect on Instagram
Messenger. Gave an excellent story about being in the US Army as a sergeant. After some
lengthy conversations via Instagram Messenger and eventually Skype she shared that she had
applied for an early departure due to her mother being ill and in the hospital. She was the only
family left and needed to get home. She claimed to need $5,000 to cover the cost of early
replacement and travel costs to get back. She provided a letter that showed her approval and
could depart once fees were paid. I eventually gave her $2,000 as she stated she had raised
$3,000 so she could cover her cost to come back to Tennessee to care for her mother. I later
provided her with another $1,000 for airline expense. She was supposed to be back in Tennessee
within 72 hours. Of course there was a problem and she couldn't make it. She then tried to get
more money for the next flight out. As of this writing I have found that there is no Linda Lynch in
the US Army, there is no Linda Lynch in the USA around her age, the id card provided was fake
and everything about her was a scam.