How You Can Help Social Security Protect Your Information
Reading Time: 1 MinuteLast 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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edward h.
what can i do to ;protect myself—-scammers have last 4 digits of ss#?
Ivonne
Yesterday 5/13 received an excessive number of calls from Windermere Florida 1-407-605-3659 and today 5/14 from New York, NY 1-917-818-4408.
A.C.
Hi, Ivonne. Thanks for checking in with us. 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. We hope this helps.
Toni
I received a call as well from 816-076-3139. Said number was suspended due to suspicious activity, press 1 for more information. This was a automated voice, not an actual person. I knew it was a scam, I called the number back and it said it could not be completed as dialed.
V.V.
Hi Toni. If you would like to report it, you can contact the Office of the Inspector General at 1-800-269-0271 or online at http://www.oig.ssa.gov/report. You can also report these scams to the Federal Trade Commission through a new site specific to Social Security scams here http://www.identitytheft.gov/SSA.
Steven K.
I recieved a call on my cell from 1-800-068-1111 and he wanted my DOB and after I told him you have to have it on your screen, he hung up. I ran the number on reverse look up and the number could not be found,.
V.V.
Hi Steven. Thank you for letting us know about the call. Unfortunately there are some Social Security impersonation schemes that we are warning citizens about. See our most recent blog post:
Inspector General Warns Public About Caller ID “Spoofing” of Social Security Fraud Hotline Phone Number
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.
Ron W.
I received a threatening phone call from (800) 325-0776. When I called the number back, a person with a strange accent identified himself as an agent of the “Government Social Security Office”. I replied that I thought the SSA would never call but would only write a letter. This person then disconnected the call. Hope this will help other people getting SS benefits in the future.
V.V.
Hi Ron. Thank you for letting us know about these calls. Unfortunately there are some Social Security impersonation schemes that we are warning citizens about. See our most recent blog post:
Inspector General Warns Public About Caller ID “Spoofing” of Social Security Fraud Hotline Phone Number
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.
Karen R.
Someone by the name of cindy gross called from SSI saying that there is criminal activity on my ss number. Call back number they left is 915-209-0655. Should I be worried?
Rosa E.
Hello, I got a call today from (325) 340-1215 (supposedly San Angelo, TX) at 9:57 am, Monday Apr 29, 2019. FYI. Thanks.
Terry
I’ve received 10 messages so far. I worked for SSA for 33 years so I know it’s fraud. Too bad Congress doesn’t concentrate on issues like this.
Kathleen E.
I have been contacted twice, yesterday and today from 2 different numbers claiming to be Social Security and they stated that information had been compromised and my social security number had been suspended. The phone numbers were 800-772-1215 and 800-772-1035.
A.C.
Hi, Kathleen. Thanks for checking in with us. 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.