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Deployed and asking for money. Before you pay for “leave”. Check the uniform photo. Verify the soldier’s face.

Military romance scam? Check the photo.

Upload the photo of the soldier you’ve been talking to. See where that face appears online, and whether it belongs to someone else.

  • Free first preview
  • Nothing found? Free search
  • Deleted after 48 h

When the soldier asks for help

The stories fake soldiers tell

Scammers like a military persona because it explains why they are far away and hard to reach. The photos are usually taken from real service members.

What do military scammers ask for?

  • Money for leave, so they can come home to meet you.
  • Fees to ship a package, a chest of cash or “personal belongings”.
  • Help paying for a satellite phone, internet or a camera.
  • A loan because their pay or bank account is frozen.
  • Gift cards or crypto, because wires are “not possible” from base.

Do real soldiers ask civilians for money?

Real service members have a chain of command, pay and support channels, so they should not need a stranger to fund leave or pay their communications. If a person you have never met asks for money for any of this, treat it as a red flag. When in doubt, don’t send anything.

How do stolen service-member photos get used?

Scammers copy pictures of real soldiers from social media, news stories and public posts. The same face can then appear on many fake profiles with different names, ranks and home towns. Searching the photo can reveal the real owner, or a spread of profiles that don’t match each other.

How do I verify a soldier I met online?

  1. Ask for a live video call. Watch for excuses.
  2. Search their best face photo here and check each match.
  3. Compare names, ranks and stories against what you were told.
  4. Never send money, gift cards or crypto while you are still unsure.
  5. If you have been targeted, report it at reportfraud.ftc.gov and ic3.gov.

Three taps. About thirty seconds.

  1. 1

    Upload a photo

    A profile picture, a screenshot, or a photo they sent you.

  2. 2

    Your first preview is free

    We search public pages and tell you how many matches there are.

  3. 3

    Pay per search

    See every profile, ranked by similarity. Nothing found? You get a free search.

Real profiles, not guesses.

  • Links to every profile and page
  • A similarity score for each match
  • A private results link for 48 hours

Example results

  • ME@maya.ellisInstagram97%
  • MEmaya-ellis-designLinkedIn95%
  • M@mayaellisX93%
  • MEmaya.ellis.902Facebook91%

First preview free. Then pay per search.

Nothing found? You get a free search.

1 search

$4.99

One search, any photo. One-time payment, no subscription.

3 searches

Save 33%

$9.99 · $3.33 each

Use them whenever you like. One-time payment, no subscription.

10 searches

Save 60%

$19.99 · $2.00 each

For checking everyone in your pipeline. One-time payment, no subscription.

Questions

Does a uniform photo prove they are a soldier?

No. Uniform photos are easy to copy from someone else’s social media. Searching the face can show whose photo it really is.

What if the photo matches a real service member?

It may mean the photo was stolen from that person. Be careful: a match is a similar face, not proof, and you should never contact the real person to accuse them.

What if I’ve already paid?

Stop paying, contact your bank or payment app, and report it at reportfraud.ftc.gov and ic3.gov. Keep your messages as evidence.

How does it work?

You upload a photo, and we search publicly available web pages for the same face. Your first preview is free and shows how many matches there are. After that, each search costs one search and shows every match with its link.

What does it cost?

Your first preview is free. Then it’s $4.99 per search, 3 searches for $9.99, or 10 for $19.99. One-time payments, no subscription. If a search finds nothing (no matches, or no clear face), you get a free search back on your account.

How accurate are the results?

Each match shows a similarity score. A high score means a very similar face, not a confirmed identity, so always verify before you act.

Do you store my photo?

Your full photo never leaves your device: only a crop around the face is sent, securely, to our search partner. We keep that crop with your private results so you can see which face was searched, and delete both after 48 hours.

Other things you can check.

Check the face before you pay.

First preview free. No account. Everything is deleted after 48 hours.