SOCIAL SECURITY SCAMS

About every 8 seconds, a senior in the United States falls victim to a Social Security scam.

If you receive a telephone call with any of the following warning signs, hang up at once.

• Threatens to suspend your Social Security number, even if they have part or all of your Social Security number

• Warns of arrest or legal action

• Demands or requests immediate payment

• Requires payment by gift card, prepaid debit card, internet currency, or by mailing cash

• Pressures you for personal information

• Requests secrecy

• Threatens to seize your bank account

• Promises to increase your Social Security benefit

• Tries to gain your trust by providing fake "documentation," false "evidence," or the name of a real government official

...it is a SCAM!

Based on information provided by the Social Security Administration