Remember that Social Security employees will never threaten you. Promise a Social Security benefit approval, or increase, in exchange for information or money.Demand that you pay a Social Security debt without the ability to appeal the amount you owe.Require a specific means of debt repayment, like a prepaid debit card, a retail gift card, or cash.Ask you for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.Contact you to demand an immediate payment.Tell you that your Social Security number has been suspended.However, Social Security employees will not: Social Security employees will occasionally contact you by telephone or mail for business purposes if you have ongoing business with the agency. “I am deeply troubled that our country has not been able to stop these crooks from deceiving some of the most vulnerable members of our society.”
“We are taking action to raise awareness and prevent scammers from harming Americans,” said Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security. Social Security encourages you to use the new online form to report Social Security phone scams to disrupt the scammers and help us reduce this type of fraud, and reduce the number of victims. Over the past year, these scams-misleading victims into making cash or gift card payments to avoid arrest for Social Security number problems-have skyrocketed. Social Security phone scams are the #1 type of fraud reported to the Federal Trade Commission and Social Security.
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