**SCAM ALERT** Social Security monthly check, asking for personal information
Posted on: March 12, 2019 - 3:36pm
PLEASE BE AWARE: people pretend to be from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and try to get your Social Security number or your money. That scam is now growing exponentially. To compare: in 2017, we heard from 3,200 people about SSA imposter scams, and those people reported losing nearly $210,000. So far THIS year: more than 35,000 people have reported the scam, and they tell us they’ve lost $10 million.
More information can be found at this link: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/12/what-social-security-scam-sounds INCLUDING WHAT THE CALL WILL SOUND LIKE!
DO NOT GIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION OVER THE TELEPHONE.