Frauds & Scams

How You Can Help Social Security Protect Your Information

March 21, 2019 • By

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Last Updated: March 21, 2019

Protecting your information is an important part of Social Security’s mission. You work hard and make a conscious effort to save and plan for retirement. Unfortunately, fraud and scams are a part of our current reality. Scammers try to stay a step ahead of us, but our cyber-security programs help us protect the information entrusted to us. Despite the techniques we use to thwart scams, we can’t do it alone. You can read Social Security’s joint press release with the Office of Inspector General about our new nationwide Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign. This new PSA campaign addresses these telephone impersonation schemes in a series of video and audio ads. Watch the video above and learn how you can help us protect your information.

Also, earlier this month, we teamed up with the Federal Trade Commission for a Facebook Live event to discuss more consumer protection tips. If you missed this very important session, you can find it on our Facebook page.

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Jim Borland, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Communications

Jim Borland, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Communications

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Comments

  1. Taylor G.

    I keep getting multiple calls from 1(888)810-0857, 1(888)810-0851, 1(888)810-0716 and 1(888)810-0711 with the same automated message saying that there’s suspicious activity on my SSN and it is driving me insane.

    Connected to someone and couldn’t understand him at all and he kept getting pissed of that I said “I can’t understand what you are saying to me. I don’t think this is legitimate so I don’t want to provide my information.” and hung up on me.

  2. LaMarr C.

    I have not received the new Medicare Health Insurance card as of this date, April 17, 2019. When can expect it will be issued?
    Thank you in advance for your update.
    Regards,
    LaMarr C. Miller

  3. daniel g.

    I got a call from someone saying there was fraudulent activity and proceeded to get info from me…the number is 210-361-2133

  4. Jamie

    I just received called from 1-877-331-4699, claimed they are from SSA, said my ssn is suspend because some unusual activity, it’s like recording voice, let me press 1 for more information, after repeated twice it hung up itself.

  5. Sandra K.

    I received calls from 206-339-6976 and 888-432-3981

  6. Richard W.

    I just received a call from 618-219-7013 telling me to call back as legal action was going to be taken against my social security account for fraudulant activity.?

  7. Joan C.

    I received this scam call on April 5, 2019 at 3:05 pm. The scam caller phone number is (440) 207-0511 from Ohio.

  8. Rodolfo G.

    This scam caller phone number is 1800-325-0778 from Texas. Thank you very much!

    • A.C.

      Hi, Rodolfo. Thanks for letting us know. We do not usually make random calls. If anyone receives calls saying that they are from Social Security, do not give out any personal information. Suspicious calls should be reported to the Office of the Inspector General at 1-800-269-0271 or online. You can also report these scams to the Federal Trade Commission through a new site specific to Social Security scams, here. You can find additional information here. We hope this helps.

  9. Rodolfo G.

    I received a scam caller from Texas that he is a social security police officer asking zip code.His name is Glen Edward of texas that he needs my number to resolved suspiscious activities or else I can no longer access in my computer and suspend my ssa benefits.

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