Social Security Scams Happening Again

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is again alarming people about social security card scams which is increasing marginally compared to last few years.

I bet most of people have heard and read about this scam in past in which, FTC has provided an audio recording of an SSN scam robocall.

You must be well aware of the scammers before you had any conversation to them. Here's the transcription of the conversation that was released by FTC in December 2018.

This particular recording wasn’t specific about the “suspicious trails of information" they have mentioned in the conversation. This is merely to use SSN of US citizens to commit crimes like smuggle money outside the country.

SSA Fake Calls:

To make people fool scammers usually use the technology of mimic that transcripts the Social Security Administration(SSA) and make people think that this one is real call. In this case, the scammers used 1-800-772-1213, the SSA’s national customer service number to threaten people about crime that happened onto their SSN. Yet, SSN scams are more than just a numbers puzzle.

Seeing red/ Alarming Situations:

Check out the list of red flags or tactics these scammers practice that anyone with a Social Security Number should at least be familiar with:

• The call comes out of nowhere—especially if you haven’t contacted the SSA first or you have no ongoing business with them. In case you have pending social security application and you have requested SSA. SSA agent will never ask you about the SSN until the one you have provided for the application is invalid or not correct.
• If calling SSA agent makes untruthful or worrying requests or claims, such as:
• Your SSN is suspended because of crime-related links : such as fake transactions onto your SSN.
• If you want to “reactivate” your suspended SSN. Then, scammers either ask for more information like your full social security number or a fee to do this.
• You need to pay for something immediately, like a debt and they doesn't allow you to know about the amount owned due to security purpose.
• You need to send over your payment via a means they specify., like debit card only
• They'll ask you to provide a bank routing number or card details over the phone.
• Your SSN is linked to malicious activities that will lead to your arrest or deportation and you need to provide it immediately.
• The SSA system is down, so you need to provide the agent with your personal information, such as SSN, date of birth, mother’s maiden name, and bank information.
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If any of these activities happen onto your name you need to file a report against the case by calling local police station or social security office to file a report. Take help from social security office locators in USA to locate your nearest office.