This is a Heads Up to everyone. There is a scam going around where a Robocall states they are calling from the Social Security Administration to inform you that your Social Security Number was "Suspended" for suspicious activity. They will attempt to get your information and solicit a "Payment" to reactivate it. Newsweek reported on this on 3/18 and I got hit with it this morning.
I got the robocall and pressed 1 because I knew this was going to be fun! The man who answered claimed his name was "Robert Brown" but from his accent I would imagine it to probably be closer to "Jugdish Curry-Up-My-Ass Patel" or perhaps "Achmed Mohammad GoatHumper!" He tried to get me to give him my name and Social Security Number. So I hit him with "You have my phone number, the phone number your system claims is attached to my social...you should have all the information there! Why don't you read me back what you have and I'll tell you if youre correct." He claimed his system didnt do that. So I asked "Then how did it know to call me specifically?" He said he didnt know. So I asked him where his office was Located. He replied "Washington State!" Not Washington D.C. but Washington State. The clues just kept adding up.
Finally I informed him that he should be aware that the ONLY time the Social Security Administration suspends a number is upon the death of the number holder. He tried to tell me that was a common mistake. So I finally asked "Ok...what is the full name of your supervisor. I would like to call the Social Security Administration in Washington D.C. and find out if he's actually employed by them?"..."Robert" hung up! And when I called the number back...I got a Ford Dealership in Alexandria Virginia.
So don't buy into it. I have since reported this to the SSA.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Yeah, my eighty-four-year-old mother was alarmed when she listened to the recording on her voicemail informing her that her Social Security number had been suspended, and she called me. At that point, I had not heard of it, but I told her my gut instinct was that it was a scam. Even before I googled it, it was simple to deconstruct. "Why would they be calling your cell phone, Mom? Have you ever given it to the Social Security Administration?" No… "Have you received anything in the mail? The SSA, as a rule, sends notices through the mail. They don't call anybody." No…
Then there were additional clues: foreign accent; the originating phone number of the phone call didn't match the call back number; bad English, nonsensical phrases used; stupid mistakes, like calling it the Social Security Agency (it's an Administration, not an Agency). Then, just to confirm my suspicions and to further assure my mother, I googled a few keywords. This scam has been reported a LOT, including the (spoofed) phone number the call came from. I hope the authorities make catching these social dregs a high priority. I only wish I could be there to see when they go down.
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