Allegations of Social Security scamsincreased nearly 62%in the quarter ended June 23 compared with the year-earlier quarter, according to the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General. The most common tactic is simple: Scammers say they’re with the Social Security Admini...
Another type of scam call attempts to sell services to the recipient that the SSA readily provides at no charge. The caller might, for example, offer to provide a new Social Security card, enroll a new family member in the program, or provide a record of Social Security contributions to ...
Social insurance scam? (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
Your Social Security number (SSN) is a critical piece of personal information that influences many aspects of your life. If it gets exposed or stolen, the consequences can be severe—you could become a victim of financial fraud, and bogus activity linked to your Social Security number could re...
Snowden said she thought the letters were a scam, that there was no way the real SSA was reaching out to her about overpayment when she's never drawn a social security check. “We kept asking, but wait, why?‘” Snowden said. “Neither one of us collects social security. I don’t ...
If scammers use your SSN to receive benefits from Medicare, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or Social Security, it will show up on your benefit verification letter (also known as a “proof of income letter” or “proof of award letter”). ...
Speculation about software giant Oracle being a top contender to take over social media platform TikTok from China-based ByteDance is especially concerning considering Oracle's two recent data breaches, said the co-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee in a letter to the Trump administration. ...
Milwaukee Social Security Disability FAQs Is There a Reason Why I Would Be Denied Social Security? There may be instances where a Social Security application is denied. It is not uncommon to have an application be denied. It can be financially and emotionally challenging to receive a letter of...
To demonstrate the ease of this type of scam, Nielson used ChatGPT to write a "love letter" from a woman to a man serving in World War 2, and the AI generated a surprisingly convincing and romantic message. As Nielson stated, “this scam itself is fast, cheap, and easy to execute....
When the IRS receives two different returns with the same Social Security number, the second return filed will be rejected if you e-filed or if you paper-filed you’ll get a written notice that explains that a return has already been filed. Even if yo...