Telephone scams are one of the top frauds reported to the SSA. In a typical scam call, the caller (either a real person or an automated robocaller) claims to be from the Social Security Administration. The call may be intimidating—for example, threatening to cut off the recipient's benefi...
Social Security benefits are an essential part of your retirement finances, so be sure to watch for these scams.
Social Security Administration warns of scamsJosh Richman
That's as individuals reported losing almost $153 million to government imposter schemes in 2019, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Of that, more than $37 million was attributed toSocial Security scams. Tweet The Social Security Administration last summer started a new hotline to report ...
The Social Security Administration recognizes the threat of AI, and the Office of the Inspector General recently launched a taskforce to investigate. The efforts aim to spot irregularities and deter AI-related Social Security scams. “The OIG understands that criminals will use AI to make fraudulent...
Scams involving stealing Social Security numbers are nothing new, but there are some warnings about a new kind of scam that could impact just about anyone. Authorities in New York are already seeing the scam play out and are warning citizens there. But those scams rarely stay in one place ...
A Senate hearing Wednesday put the spotlight on Social Security scams that are costing Americans millions of dollars a year. In the last three months alone, the Social Security Administration reports they've gotten nearly 115,000 complaints. Machel and Kyle Anderson became victims of a scam ...
There's always one of these scams going around and here is another one that may affect your social security or personal info. According to WILX, the scam involves spam callers that will call people and be pretend to be from the Social Security Administration. They will ask for your persona...
Part of the Series Fighting Social Security Scams Your Social Security number, a unique identifier issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA), is meant to stay with you for life and never change. But there are instances where the SSA makes exceptions. These include times when your ...
Luckily, the woman didn’t fall for the scam. But the scary truth is that your SSN could be vulnerable, even if you avoid scams like this. According to the latest research [*]: Stolen data – including millions of Social Security numbers — can be bought on the Dark Web for as little...