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...
Bogus phone calls related to Social Security benefits are among the top scams.The calls often involve people—or robotic voices—pretending to be from the Social Security Administration who try to get your Social Security number or demand money, according to theFederal Trade Commission (FTC). T...
Social Security beneficiaries should be wary of fake calls, texts, and emails.Credit: 10'000 Hours/Getty Images The Social Security Administration announced last month that it’s implementing Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) for the agency’s72.5 million beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income...
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 Administration warns of scamsJosh Richman
The Social Security Administration last summer started a new hotline to report scams. Meanwhile, the Department Of Justice has filed civil actions against telecom companies that have knowingly passed along phony calls. Yet those efforts aren’t enough to keep up with the pace of bad actors. Te...
Law enforcement frequently warns never to engage with these kinds of calls - in fact, you should hang up immediately. And you should definitely never give out your private information over the phone. 🚨 Albany Police warns about phone scams, read on:https://t.co/CMimroEroypic.twitter.com...
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...
We will continue to track these scams and warn citizens, so that they can stay several steps ahead of these thieves.”The OIG recently warned that some of these impersonation calls have “spoofed” SSA’s national customer service phone number, displaying 1-800-772-1213 ...
That's why the Social Security Administration (SSA) regularly issues warnings about the scams that are circulating — so you know what to watch out for. So what are some of the more common Social Security scam tactics, and how can you avoid them? Below, we'll break down what you should...