Social Security Administration employees will never ask for personal information, such as your Social Security number or date of birth, over the phone or via email. 2. Fraudulent Friendly Service Phone Calls Another type of scam call attempts to sell services to the recipient that the SSA read...
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...
Caller name: Social Security - SCAM Caller type: Scammer/Fraudster If you notice we have received against your Social Security number by the federal crime and investigation department we need to talk to you as soon as possible again this call is from Social Security administration number to ...
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...
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 after getting a phone call in December. Machel said she was told her Social Security number had been compromised and had ...
"APD said the scammers will call, text or e-mail victims and tell them the Social Security Administration is changing their Social Security number," KALB reported in April of 2023. "They will then instruct the victims to tell the scammers what their Social Security number is so that the ...
The callers state, due to improper or illegal activity with a citizen’s Social Security number (SSN) or account, a citizen will be arrested or face other legal action if they fail to call a provided phone number to address the issue. This is a scam; citizens shou...
For one 62-year-old woman, scammers targeted her with a phone call claiming to be from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and threatened her with jail time if she didn’t hand over her SSN and bank account number [*]. Luckily, the woman didn’t fall for the scam. But the scar...
Most important, never give out your Social Security number. You also can report the fraudsters via the agency’s Inspector General website. Alternatively, you can call the OIG Fraud Hotline at 1-800-269-0271. “Tell your friends and family about scam calls to protect them,” Ennis said....
People receiving a call claiming their Social Security number was suspended shouldn’t immediately release their personal information — it could be an imposter scam. Officials are warning Americans about the “Social Security imposter scam” that has continued to target people throughout the nation in...