The proliferation of scams has received a lot of publicity in recent years, so much so that most of us are familiar with the routine. Someone calls your number and threatens you with arrest because you “missed jury duty,” or you owe income tax, interest and penalties. To get out of trouble you need to pay immediately by going to your local store to purchase gift cards and then give the scammer their numbers. In the latest scam, fraudsters impersonate personnel from the Social Security Administration claiming that your Social Security Number has been used in some sort of criminal activity and that to clear things up you need to send them some money.
With the knowledge that scammers are doing this to people, you would think that it would be easy to hang up the phone and avoid becoming victimized. However, the link below from CBS News demonstrates that anyone can be victimized.
Scammers want to scare you enough that you do not think rationally and become amenable to being manipulated. Take a look at the video or read the transcript of this news item,
CBS News:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-scam-calls-department-of-justice-cracking-down-on-robocalls/
Here is a recent press release from the Social Security Administration about the latest twist in the Social Security scam,
Social Security Administration:
https://oig.ssa.gov/newsroom/news-releases/january8-advisory
If you are victimized in the Social Security scam, the Social Security Administration says don’t be embarrassed, report the incident to,
https://oig.ssa.gov/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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