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Permalink Reply by Firefighter Nation WebChief on June 1, 2008 at 4:16pm

Is this on FFN or somewhere else?

Permalink Reply by T.j. on June 1, 2008 at 4:22pm

all I can say is its F-ed up

Permalink Reply by Lisa on June 1, 2008 at 4:32pm

No...I dont think he is here. Well, he's not here under the same name, he could very well be under a different one. He had me fooled pretty well, he was supposed to be my best friend. He had a lot of us fooled.

Permalink Reply by Firefighter Nation WebChief on June 1, 2008 at 4:33pm

Contact the fire department he is claiming to be a member of ... they will certainly look into it and make sure no one is impersonating a member of their organization improperly.

Permalink Reply by Lisa on June 1, 2008 at 4:35pm

How can I know if someone tries to do this again? This place is legit right?? I dont have to worry about the friends that I make on here, do I??

Permalink Reply by Firefighter Nation WebChief on June 1, 2008 at 4:40pm

The internet is the internet. No matter here, Myspace, Facebook, etc. the vast majority of people have the right intentions and are who they say they are. But there are always going to be people who trying to be someone they are not.

Here, impersonators and players are much more likely to be found quickly since other firefighters can easily tell what is legit and not compared ot other sites.

Like anything on the Internet, don't give your personal information to people you don't know.

Permalink Reply by Lisa on June 1, 2008 at 4:50pm

Yeah, thank you. I feel pretty safe here. I also have a best friend here who looks out for me. Thank-God for guys like him: He is Lt. Greg Gaudette, in Vt. He has really been there for me. Actually, he is the first one who noticed that something was wrong, way before I did. He has been my guardian angel.

Permalink Reply by Lisa on June 1, 2008 at 4:51pm

I dont want to do that and cause trouble.

Permalink Reply by lutan1 on June 1, 2008 at 4:53pm

Is it illegal, like impersonating a cop? Just curious....

Permalink Reply by Lisa on June 1, 2008 at 5:08pm

I dont know if it is illegal. It should be!! I mean, he said he lost biological brothers in 9/11. That's not right. I cant even tell you how that makes me feel. He said his department was not online but we found it. He is not listed in the members and supposedly has been there for years and is in charge of teaching the probies!!

Permalink Reply by Matthew Jones on June 1, 2008 at 5:14pm

I dont know if its illegal or not but I do know that it is messed up. Especially saying things like he lost a brother firefighter just to get sympathy. I dont understand why anybody would want to say something like that... I guess some people just dont have any respect. I hope nobody else trys to pull something like this again but they probably will so we will have to watch out for them.

Permalink Reply by Firefighter Nation WebChief on June 1, 2008 at 5:21pm

Folks

I'm going to close this thread, make sure no one thinks this guy is here :)

Dave