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. Samuel S.

    Dear social security. may name is samuel Santiago, and I like to inform about, the past days I receive for 5 days a phone calls front this number 1-410-346-9549, say to me the next message. security number that can get you into serious legal allegation are underway and your social security number will be suspended shorty,

    • A.C.

      Thanks for letting us know, Samuel. Keep in mind 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. Thanks, again.

  2. Marcelle B.

    Received a call about suspending my SS number because of suspicious activity. Call came from 1-872-484-7211 today July 2,2019 at 4:16 P.M .

    • A.C.

      Thanks for letting us know, Marcelle. 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. Thanks, again.

  3. Linda G.

    I’ve received several phone calls telling me there has been fraud on my account and to Press “1” to find out about it. They leave a voice mail to this effect which I immediately delete

    • A.C.

      Thanks for checking in with us, Linda. 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.

  4. Eileen M.

    I received a fraudulent call from (646) 451-8728 saying that my Social Security card had been suspended. Please let me know if this is the case or not. Thank you

    • A.C.

      Hi, Eileen. 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.

  5. Albert E.

    I keep getting calls stating that there has been an unusual or illegal activity with my social security and this morning another call stating that my social security number has been withdrawn.
    I don’t know why that would be the case as I haven’t used the number anywhere.
    They give me a number to call, but it’s never an 800 number so I don’t call it. What should I do?

    • A.C.

      Thanks for checking in with us, Albert. 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. Thanks, again.

  6. JAMES D.

    7/01/2019, 10:44 A.M. Received call from someone as representative of SSA, stating that there is Fraudulent activity showing on my SS Card and if I don’t call I will have charges levied against me.
    It only took 1/2 hour to get the number of the office representing the public in these matters, glad it wasn’t an emergency.
    The number that called me was: 510 – 578 – 6910. I certainly hope this helps the cause, thank you for your time.
    James W, Dealing

  7. Linda

    My husband and I have received suspicious phone calls regarding someone using our social security numbers. It is a recording that states “There has been suspicious use of our social security number” and then the recording asks us to please press #1. Is this something the SSA would do or the way you would handle Identity Theft issues?

    • A.C.

      Hi, Linda. 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.

  8. Ron &.

    We have received numerous calls on our house phone via a recorded message during the week of June 24, 2019. The message tells us that there has been suspicious activity as fraudulent on our social security number and that our social security could be in danger and we should call 469-393-0073 immediately. Another call said his name was David (did not catch last name) and he reiterated the same type of message with same telephone #. We live in Ottawa County, Ohio, and DID NOT return the call.

    • A.C.

      Hi. Keep in mind 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. Thanks for checking in with us.

  9. Phyllis S.

    I have received a call saying my SS# has been suspended because of fraud.
    the number was 830-264-6945

  10. Rita R.

    There should be an easier way to report the phone calls that say they are from social security. I just got another from one of these #$@$^&$, so I called them back and told them that I gave their number to ssa and they hung up on me, maybe they will stop now.

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