In a relatively new spin on this scam, criminals are now sending threatening text messages purporting to be from Social Security. But, according to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at SSA, "Social Security will never send a text asking for a return call to an unknown number. S...
according to the FTC, text messages, at number three, weren't far behind.4And phony letters claiming to be from the SSA continue to be a problem. One text scam warns about a Social Security number problem and asks the recipient to call a number to resolve it or the agency will take l...
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 recipients. With the 2.5% bump expected in January and informational letters going out next month, scammers are...
Location of your home and office and the places you go Your contact number and email address Your interests & likes such as movies, sports, etc. Your religious and political affiliations Information like that is enough to scam you if you are not careful on the internet. In addition to that...
Christopher C.Yang, inIntelligent Systems for Security Informatics, 2013 3.4Conclusion Social network dataare important for discovering knowledge about a community, which is critical in criminology, terrorism, public health, and many other applications. At the same time, there is a great deal of pri...
(SSA) publishes an annual report on the sustainability of Social Security benefits. In 2012, the board projected that full benefits could be paid through 2038. In 2016, the board projected Social Security would be insolvent in 2035. Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Office, a non-partisan ...
I woke up this morning expecting to spend the better part of the day writing letters of recommendation for Ph.D. students. Then I came across an e-mail message that had been posted to a list serve that is read by many progressive (some might say “radica
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Is the SSA site hacked or information given to scammers from SSA employees? Caller name: Social Security Admin Caller type: Unknown I applied online for Medicare, as instructed. "Natasha" from "Social Security administration office" called back "in regards to an application we have received" ,...
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