FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Acting Inspector General of
Social Security, Gale Stallworth Stone, is warning citizens about a new Social
Security Administration (SSA) employee impersonation scheme. SSA and its
Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are receiving reports from
citizens across the country about phone calls from an individual posing as
an SSA employee. The caller attempts to acquire personally identifiable
information from victims to then edit the victims’ direct deposit, address, and
telephone information with SSA.
Acting Inspector General Stone
warns citizens to be cautious, and to avoid providing information such as your
SSN or bank account numbers to unknown persons over the phone or internet
unless you are certain of who is receiving it. “You must be very confident
that the source is the correct business party, and your information will be
secure after you release it,” Stone said.
1 comment:
Thank you. Passing this along to many Social Service providers to post in hopes of protecting the aging and disabled. Useful stuff.
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