--- title: "New Research Study on Stolen Valor – Military Scams – STUDY NOW COMPLETED [UPDATED]" canonical: https://romancescamsnow.com/new-research-study-on-stolen-valor-military-scams/ type: post author: "SCARS Institute Editorial Team" published: 2022-03-19 modified: 2022-06-14 categories: ["SCARS Research", "2022", "Victimology", "♦ ABOUT SCAMMERS/FRAUDSTERS"] summary: "" organization: "SCARS Institute - Encyclopedia of Scans - World's #1 Anti-Scam Website - Romance Scams NOW" organization_url: https://romancescamsnow.com/ llms: https://romancescamsnow.com/llms.txt --- # New Research Study on Stolen Valor – Military Scams – STUDY NOW COMPLETED [UPDATED] # New Research Study on Stolen Valor - Military Scams ## THIS STUDY HAS COMPLETED ## A Research Study by Tyleen Caffrey Worden School of Social Service, Our Lady of the Lake University ### SCARS has verified the validity and integrity of this research project. **WE THANK TYLEEN CAFFREY FOR ALLOWING SCARS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS IMPORTANT STUDY** ### CONFIDENTIAL & PRIVATE This study is completely private and confidential. It does not require your name! No one will know who you are. ## SCARS is proud to be supporting a significant study on the extent and impact of Solten Valor. ### A MIXED-METHODS STUDY OF STOLEN VALOR AND MILITARY IMPOSTERS: THE IMPACT OF DECEPTION **This study is completely confidential and private - your identity will never appear or be shared.** This study will better help to identify the impact of fake soldier scams and online deception associated with the use of stolen identities of U.S. Military Personnel. ### You are invited to take part in this research study. The information in this form is meant to help you decide whether or not you qualify to take part. If you have any questions, please ask at [stolenvalor@AgainstScams.org](mailto:stolenvalor@AgainstScams.org) ## What is the reason for doing this research study? Military imposters falsely claiming to have performed military service or claiming to have served in a different compacity than their actual assignment is not a new phenomenon; however, it continues to be an ongoing problem with increased victimization. This is especially true with military impersonation romance scams! While the motivations for posing as a member of the military or exaggerating one's service recovery, the intent is almost always about gaining the respect and admiration of others. A spike in military imposters arose post 9-11 as it allowed a new generation of stolen valor and military imposters to fake being a military hero to scam others. ### Stolen Valor can manifest in many different ways: - Exaggerating military service or awards received. - Falsifying military service when someone never served. - Military impersonation scams - impersonating someone in the military. The goal of this study is to examine the impact of individuals being deceived by a military imposter /deceiver. To examine the impact of those, the goal is to get at the answers to the following research questions: - What impact do military imposters have on the individuals they deceive? - To what extent did the results on the deception's impact agree with the emergent themes from individual interviews of the victims of military imposters? This researcher aims to gain a rich understanding of the experiences of individuals deceived by military imposters. The results of this study will be compared to the findings of the previous qualitative research to examine facets of the same phenomenon. This study will introduce this phenomenon as a social problem as it places a burden on society is important in social work practice. ### What will be done during this research study? #### Information will be collected through this short survey. This will include asking participants questions to gain a rich understanding of their experiences directly caused by military imposters. The survey will be divided into three categories. - **The first section:** is to collect information to provide researchers with an understanding of basic demographics. - **The second section:** will assist researchers to understand your direct impact during your interaction with the military imposter. - **The third section**: the survey form will ask a series of questions to understand the impact after you learned you were deceived by the military imposter. **This survey should take no longer than 30 minutes to complete. This is completely confidential and your name will never be shared.** You will be first asked to consent to your participation in this confidential study. ### Please remember that this is very important to help us all understand the true impact of military impersonation! ## Study Survey Form ## THE STUDY HAS BEEN COMPLETED ## THIS PAGE IS BEING RETAINED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE ## If you have questions about this research study, here is the contact information for the participants: - Our Lady of the Lake Institutional Review Board chair Dr. Carmichael at 210-434-6711, ext. 2402, or by email, at [irb@ollusa.edu](mailto:irb@ollusa.edu) - Tyleen Caffrey, doctoral student, at [tecaffrey19fl@ollusa.edu](mailto:tecaffrey19fl@ollusa.edu) or her faculty advisor, Dr. Shibikom at [afshibikom@ollusa.edu](mailto:afshibikom@ollusa.edu)