Excerpt from Yiddish article in Der Yid’s December 7, 2018 edition
Seniors in Williamsburg are being targeted by phone scammers pretending to call
from social security office and threatening to discontinue social security
benefits.
Don't share personal information! Don't fall victim to scammers! Don’t be afraid to hang up!
Although Social Security employees might occasionally contact people by phone for customer-service purposes and may request confirmation of personal information over the phone, the employee will first provide you with a telephone number and extension.
Don't share personal information! Don't fall victim to scammers! Don’t be afraid to hang up!
Although Social Security employees might occasionally contact people by phone for customer-service purposes and may request confirmation of personal information over the phone, the employee will first provide you with a telephone number and extension.
Social Security employees will never:
- Call and demand immediate payment;
- Demand payment of a debt without the ability to appeal the amount owed;
- Require a specific means of payment, such as requiring a prepaid debit card;
- Ask for personal information, credit or debit card numbers over the phone; or
- Threaten arrest or deportation.
If you receive one of the above
scam calls or emails, do not provide any information, instead, hang up
immediately; and contact the Social Security’s Office of Inspector General at https://oig.ssa.gov/report.
If in doubt, call 1-800-772-1213 or visit socialsecurity.gov for how to contact Social Security.
If in doubt, call 1-800-772-1213 or visit socialsecurity.gov for how to contact Social Security.
