U.S. general’s warning on romance scams: ‘

Gen. John F. Campbell, the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, has taken to Facebook with a warning: Think twice before assuming profiles you see of him on the Internet are real.

The general said Monday that with the help of followers, he and his staff have uncovered more than 700 fake profiles in the last six months since he took over the U.S. military command in Kabul. In some cases, people have copied photos and comments from his page to make the fake versions look more authentic.

Many of the pages look like dating profiles — which that have been fraudulently set up for retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis and other high-profile military officials in the past.

“I am happily married and my wife Ann is very much alive and my children do not need money for any medical procedures,” Campbell said in his post. “I DO NOT use any dating sites, skype, google plus, yahoo messenger or any other account.”

The General added that most of the scammers appear to be in Ghana and Nigeria.

“My daughter is NOT doing volunteer work there,” he said.

General Campbell and his wife Ann have two children, Jennifer and John Jr.

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General John F. Campbell and his wife Ann

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. John F. Campbell and his wife, Ann, were honored May 6, 2014, as recipients of the 2014 Advocacy Award by the chapter of the Easter Seals organization

General John F. Campbell and his wife Ann

After receiving his fourth star, Gen. John F. Campbell is sworn in as the Army's 34th vice chief of staff by Secretary of the Army John McHugh, March 8, 2013. Campbell's wife, Ann, holds the Bible.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno and Ann Campbell place four-star shoulder boards on Gen. John F. Campbell, who afterward was sworn in as the 34th Army vice chief of staff at the Pentagon

The Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. John F. Campbell embraces his wife Ann after presenting her with flowers during a farewell ceremony at the Pentagon

The Commanding General of Fort Campbell, KY, Maj. General John F. Campbell and his wife Ann visited Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH) Aug. 27. They received a brief from BACH's hospital commander Col. John P. Cook

General John F. Campbell and his wife Ann

General John F. Campbell and his wife Ann

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