Are You Protecting Your SSA Benefits?
Fraud by government imposters apparently is a major activity by criminals. The Social Security Administration places a large emphasis in urging its clients to be proactive in protecting your SSA benefit.
The Agency has provided five critical scam resources:
- Read the SSA fact sheet Beware of Social Security Phone Scams (ssa.gov/antifraudfacts) to learn how to spot fake calls and emails.
- Visit our Office of the Inspector General’s Scam Awareness page (oig,ssa.gov/scam) for information on phone scams—and how to report them to our Office of the Inspector General.
- Read our blog post (blog.ssa.gov/protecting-your-social-security-number-from-identify-theft/). Read the SSA fact sheet “Beware of Social Security Phone Scams” to learn how to spot fake calls and emails.
- Create your own personal my Social Security account (ssa.gov/myaccount/) to help you keep track of your records and identify any suspicious activity.
- Visit the SSA Fraud Prevention and Reporting page (ssa.gov/antifraudfacts/) to understand how the Administration combats fraud.
The SSA welcomes you to check out its Facebook Live from March 4th on government imposter phone scams.