Submitting Fraud Allegations to the OIG
Reading Time: 1 MinuteLast 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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Elaine V.
I received a phone this morning from 818-727-1213 stating there was an arrest warrant issued for me and that I needed to return their call as soon as possible. When I called back, I spoke to a man by the name of Peter Smith with an Iranian accent and he knew my name except he didn’t know my full SS number. I told him if you are from the Social Security Department and you know where I live then you should know my number. After he cursed at me he hung up and called again 2 days later but didn’t answer when I pushed the number 1 to speak with a representative. I feel very unsafe with these people calling.
A.C.
Hi, Elaine. Thanks for letting us know. Generally, we will only contact you if you have requested a call or have ongoing business with us. Recently, scams—misleading victims into making cash or gift card payments to avoid arrest for Social Security number problems—have skyrocketed. Our employees will never threaten you for information or promise a benefit in exchange for personal information or money.
If you receive a suspicious call like this: 1) Hang up. 2) Do not provide personal information, money, or retail gift cards. 3) Report suspicious calls here. For more information on how to protect yourself, check out our Frequently Asked Questions. We hope this helps.
Nathalie E.
Greetings,
please delete my last message it contains personal identification information, thank you.
Nathalie E.
Greetings,
SSI#: xxx=xx-xxxx I deleted my my social security online account to open it again for security purposes, and the social security online system asked me a whole bunch od credit history questions i did not identify with, sure enough the system kept locking me out, i tried to pull my credit report but it doesn’t reflect anything. I am suspecting this is work done from the inside. you will need to get around my credit freeze, have transition call me to approve a credit check for my social security number, and please help me out. thank you.
Sincerely,
Nathalie Elizabeth Figueroa ( Mother’s maiden name Galvan)
A.C.
Hi, Nathalie. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. If you are still unable to create an account or encounter a problem with your personal my Social Security account, you may:
•Call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk”; or
•Contact your local Social Security office. Just a reminder – please be cautious about posting personal information on social media.
Thanks!
Anthony R.
I received a phone call from 363-204-0215 at 12:04 pm and it appeared to be coming from a machine which states, “They are going to suspend my social security number immediately. On last week I received a phone call from 361-202-0064 and they was threatening to start legal proceedings against me. They wanted me to return my call to them. But when I called them back they immediately hang up the phone. I heard them mention something about social security but I could not fully understand them. I am going to block their numbers immediately. Thanks !
A.C.
Thanks for letting us know, Anthony. Generally, we will only contact you if you have requested a call or have ongoing business with us. Recently, scams—misleading victims into making cash or gift card payments to avoid arrest for Social Security number problems—have skyrocketed. Our employees will never threaten you for information or promise a benefit in exchange for personal information or money.
If you receive a suspicious call like this: 1) Hang up. 2) Do not provide personal information, money, or retail gift cards. 3) Report suspicious calls here. For more information on how to protect yourself, check out our Frequently Asked Questions. We hope this helps.
carl c.
SSAN supended
A.C.
Hi, Carl. Thanks for your comment. Generally, we will only contact you if you have requested a call or have ongoing business with us. Recently, scams—misleading victims into making cash or gift card payments to avoid arrest for Social Security number problems—have skyrocketed. Our employees will never threaten you for information or promise a benefit in exchange for personal information or money.
If you receive a suspicious call like this: 1) Hang up. 2) Do not provide personal information, money, or retail gift cards. 3) Report suspicious calls here. For more information on how to protect yourself, check out our Frequently Asked Questions. We hope this helps.
Raymonnd A.
someone calles me and says my ss card is being used.
A.C.
Thanks for letting us know, Raymonnd. Generally, we will only contact you if you have requested a call or have ongoing business with us. Recently, scams—misleading victims into making cash or gift card payments to avoid arrest for Social Security number problems—have skyrocketed. Our employees will never threaten you for information or promise a benefit in exchange for personal information or money.
If you receive a suspicious call like this: 1) Hang up. 2) Do not provide personal information, money, or retail gift cards. 3) Report suspicious calls here. For more information on how to protect yourself, check out our Frequently Asked Questions. We hope this helps.
Lawrence C.
My wife received a call today, that I am sure was a spam call concerning fraud charges again her from SSA. The phone number was 1-361-282-6953. From the state of Texas. Last week I received a similar call, myself. But I deleted the call before thinking.
A.C.
Hi, Lawrence. Thanks for letting us know. Generally, we will only contact you if you have requested a call or have ongoing business with us. Recently, scams—misleading victims into making cash or gift card payments to avoid arrest for Social Security number problems—have skyrocketed. Our employees will never threaten you for information or promise a benefit in exchange for personal information or money.
If you receive a suspicious call like this: 1) Hang up. 2) Do not provide personal information, money, or retail gift cards. 3) Report suspicious calls here. For more information on how to protect yourself, check out our Frequently Asked Questions. We hope this helps.
Josephine V.
I just wrote a comment about “Lisa”, who I don’t know if she really works for Social Security. I wrote my email address wring. I’m writing to correct it.
Josephine V.
I Am writing to ask if this contact is a legitimate Social Security worker. Last Friday, Dec 6, I received a phone call from “Lisa”, who claimed to be a Social Security worker. She said that I had submitted the application for extra help for medical prescriptions. She said I had omitted some information and that I didn’t have to call her back, because I was not home when she called, but if I wanted, I could call her back. I did remember asking about the extra help. I cal,Ed her back at the number she left on my answering machine. It was 1 800 775-7802 Ext 33553. I returned her call. She said she was not going to send me anything in the mail. The only thing she verified was my social security number. I reluctantly gave it to her. When I checked on my answer machine, the number came up 570 831-1296. Today, I received the application for the extra help in the mail.
Please check to see if this was a legitimate call or a fraud. Thank you.
Richard G.
Dec 9, 2019· I received a voice mail today at 14:14 from California, 657-777-2406 which I believed was a fraud call, stating that my Social Security number would be frozen due to a legal MDV report. I need to call back, no report or claim number was given in the voice mail. When I did call back, they said they were the Social Security Admin, and wanted all of my personal information. The person, a man, spoke very bad English and hard to understand. I didn’t feel good about it so I said I couldn’t understand him, he just said if I wouldn’t give him the information, have a good day and he hung up.
A.C.
Thanks for letting us know, Richard. Generally, we will only contact you if you have requested a call or have ongoing business with us. Recently, scams—misleading victims into making cash or gift card payments to avoid arrest for Social Security number problems—have skyrocketed. Our employees will never threaten you for information or promise a benefit in exchange for personal information or money.
If you receive a suspicious call like this: 1) Hang up. 2) Do not provide personal information, money, or retail gift cards. 3) Report suspicious calls here. For more information on how to protect yourself, check out our Frequently Asked Questions. We hope this helps.