Social Security Scams
Social Security numbers are the skeleton key to identity theft. And what better way to get someone’s Social Security number than by pretending to be from Social Security? Social Security scams are a common form of government impostor scam. Crooks pose as government officials to get you to send money or give up personal and financial information for use in identity theft. Chances are you’ve been a target of a Social Security scam. One common tactic involves fake Social Security Administration (SSA) employees calling people with
warnings that their Social Security numbers have been linked to criminal activity and suspended. The scammers ask you to confirm your number so they can reactivate
it or issue you a new one, for a fee. This is a ploy to get money and personal data from you. Social Security does not block or suspend numbers, ever.
