Retired Army Capt. Florent Groberg has received a lot of attention since receiving the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for bravery, in 2015.
But not all of the attention has been wanted.
Groberg, 38 of Frisco, Texas, said he has been targetted by online scammers who have impersonated him more than 100 times.
“They’re all scammers going out there going out there trying to scam these people from all around the world telling them like I’m stuck in Afghanistan,” Groberg told Military Times. “Or, I’ve divorced my wife, and she’s taken all my money. Or, like I’m going to come see you, But I need like $500 for a ticket.”
Groberg said that the reality is that happily married and hasn’t been in Afghanistan since 2012. On Aug. 8, 2012, Groberg was seriously wounded after a suicide bomber detonated his vest while Groberg wrestled him away from his patrol in Asadabad, Afghanistan. His actions cost him nearly half of his left calf muscle, and ultimately led to his medical retirement in 2015.
Despite this reality, the impersonations persist, he said, including a situation currently being investigated by police in Florida. When individuals realize it’s a scam, they sometimes find the real Florent Groberg on the internet to vent their frustrations.
“Sometimes there are people who send me emails to my personal email calling me an [expletive], a content scammer,” Groberg said. “When that happens, I send it to the [Federal Bureau of Investigation].”
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