Frauds & Scams

Submitting Fraud Allegations to the OIG

September 24, 2018 • By

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Last Updated: September 24, 2018

The SSA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has determined that, due to a computer error, it did not receive any fraud allegations submitted through its online fraud-reporting form from 3:30 p.m. on Monday, September 10 to 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12, 2018.

If you submitted an allegation during this time period, please re-submit your allegation online, or you may call the OIG’s fraud hotline at 1-800-269-0271. Thank you.

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Andrew Cannarsa, OIG Communications Director

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  1. Monica L.

    I have recieved 4 calls today 3/29 that I was being charged with SS fraud – I hung up on the first 2 and noticed it was a different phone # each time. the 2nd 2 calls were on voice mail and I noted the phone #’s – 415-890-5417 and 248-999-1562 – I did not listen to them or write down the # they wanted me to call back. I am pretty sure that is not how you operate.

    • J.Y.

      Hi, Monica. 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 find additional information here. We hope this helps.

  2. Jesse V.

    My name is Jesse Villanueva and I am report a frund tell me that there a activity on my social security and I should call them back.The number is 844_577_8293.you can call me back at 559-731-7180.

  3. Janet G.

    To the OIG regarding fraudulent calls:
    I have been receiving recorded several calls, claiming to be social security and insisting I call the number back to find out about the “suspicious criminal activity and suspension of my social security number”. The recording says to return my call as soon as possible. (Haha! – NOT going to happen!) When they call, I don’t say a thing, just hang up as soon as I hear it’s “Social Security”. These are the 3 numbers I’ve received calls from the the number of calls:
    1. 800-798-5755
    2. 325-399-0661
    3. 817-345-7107
    I hope that helps you in your investigations!
    Thanks for all you do for all of America! I know it’s a complex system, but I so appreciate the hard work that many of you at SSA put into each day!

  4. Ruben R.

    Trying to report two separate voice messages from an unknown caller pretending to be an employee of the SSA stating suspicious activity using my SSN and the suspension of my SSN. The numbers are 914-895-6493 and 914-012-6676. SSA sent me to OIG, OIG sends me to FTC. Your online reporting form does not seem to be set up to handle these scam calls.

  5. Edwin A.

    This is my valid email address..

  6. Janet A.

    I received a call today from phone # 1-602-529-3518 at 2:01 pm 3/28/2019 Claimed to be SS office and that if I did not cooperate my benefits would be suspended. I was asked to hit 1 on my phone and that is when I hung up. I did not think SS called people. Advise. My # 941-916-9522.

    • A.C.

      Hi, Janet. 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 find additional information here. We hope this helps.

  7. Karen

    My third call recently from a number in Arizona saying its from ss. The number is (520)720-0738. I called the number back this time and hear what sounds like a phone room and the person answering phone could not speak English. I told him I didn’t think this was ss. and he hung up.

    • A.C.

      Hi, Karen. 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 find additional information here. We hope this helps.

  8. Kathleen s.

    Fraud call? 888-810-0055 I did not answer deleted. Please let me know if my SSA has been invaded.

    • A.C.

      Hi, Kathleen. 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 find additional information here. We hope this helps.

  9. David M.

    I just got a call claiming to be from SS administration and said their was suspicous activity connected to my SS number and wonted me to call this number 215-586-7803.

    • A.C.

      Thanks for letting us know, David. 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 find additional information here. We hope this helps.

  10. Virginia M.

    Person identified her self as being from ssa . The number that she called is 800-772-1219

    • A.C.

      Hi, Virginia. 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 find additional information here. We hope this helps.

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