Allegations of Social Security scams increased 61.7% in the quarters ending in June 2022 and June 2023, according to the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General. The most common tactic is simple: Scammers say they’re with the SSA and ask for personal information or money...
Social insurance scam? (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
This happens when Social Securityoverpaysbeneficiaries, who typically find out years later when the Social Security Administration sends a letter demanding repayment — even if it was not their fault. Sometimes the fault sits with the Social Security Administration, as detailed in this2022 reportfrom ...
: Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson warns Americans of the new social security scam during an appearance on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’ TECH September 3 Beware of this Social Security scam by crooks trying to trick you You can never be too prepared: Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson offers some...
Bell and Wray. “Financial Aspects of the Social Security ‘Problem’”, Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 34, No. 2, June 2000. Fact #2: The balance in the Social Security Trust Fund is absolutely irrelevant when it comes to the government’s ability to make payments, in full and on ...
Shameful Social Security Administration. I had not been to a Government office in 45 years and unfortunately I remember why. I received a letter from SSA telling me that they made a mistake calculating my social security check (Retirement) and that they were holding my check until September to...
notified New Hampshire Attorney General John Formellathat one of it's vendors was attacked through theAccellion FTA vulnerabilityand that some customer information -- including Social Security numbers -- was accessed. In a letter dated July 2, Morgan Stanley said that Guidehouse, a v...
The letter confirmed she’d requested a one-time transfer of more than $11,000 from her SSA account. The couple said they were perplexed because both previously had taken my advice and registered accounts with MySocialSecurity, even though Ruth had not yet chosen to start receiving SSA ...
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Visiting a Social Security office should be a last resort, as there are fewer workers for an increasing number of applicants. The SSA has warned that scammers are at work, sending fraudulent letters through the mail that threaten suspension of Social Security benefits. Recipients are directed to...