---
title: "How an Army colonel became the face of romance scams around the world"
description: "Hundreds of catfishers across the internet really want you to believe they're this Army colonel, and they will do anything to convince you"
date: "2022-04-24"
modified: "2022-04-24"
authors:
  - name: "Rebecca Rosen"
    job_title: "Video Editor"
    link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/rebecca-rosen/"
url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/daniel-blackmon-rundown/"
categories:
  - "Army"
  - "Around the World"
  - "Military Branches"
  - "News"
  - "United States"
tags:
  - "video"
---

# How an Army colonel became the face of romance scams around the world

![](<https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/22/daniel3.png>)
*Col. Daniel Blackmon is the face of a catfishing epidemic.*

Army Col. Daniel Blackmon estimates that there are hundreds of fake accounts created using his name and photos across various social media sites since he was alerted to a fake account under his name in 2014. If there’s an online dating website in the world, [he told Task & Purpose in February](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-daniel-blackmon-romance-scams/>), he probably has accounts on it.

We sat down with reporter Haley Britzky to go behind the scenes of [her investigation into the Army's biggest romance scam](<https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-daniel-blackmon-romance-scams/>). Watch the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dka3ZTpSR6o

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## Author
Rebecca Rosen is Task and Purpose’s only dedicated Video Editor. She has been working with the brand since 2019. Rebecca creates video content for the Task & Purpose website and social channels, and has also assisted with video for The Drive.Â