A post by @CFTC on X.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission warned that fraudsters are exploiting the trust central to military life by posing as current or former service members to pitch fraudulent investments. In a tweet marking National Veterans and Military Families Month, the regulator urged investors to learn the red flags of such schemes. The alert carries no specific enforcement action, token, or market data, but signals the CFTC's continued focus on investor education alongside its enforcement docket. It matters because impersonation scams using military credentials can lend false credibility to dubious offerings, particularly among veteran and military-family investors. Watch for follow-up CFTC guidance or enforcement cases targeting imposter-driven investment fraud.