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GI's IDs stolen in cellphone scam

The identities of as many as 1,700 U.S. military members who were, or currently are, stationed in Korea have been used to acquire cellphones and services that can't be traced, reports JoongAng Daily.

"An officer with Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Cyber Crime Investigation team said yesterday that certain South Korean cellphone dealers copied the identifications of U.S. military servicemen when they bought cellphones and subscribed to services, in order to later sell mobile phones to people who want a phone that hides their true identity.

Cellphones and services registered under the copied U.S. military IDs were later sold to other parties.

A police officer said phones and services registered with fake IDs are used by criminals because they are hard to trace, but it is the first case in which U.S. military identifications have been used.

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