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Have you heard about the new scam with fraudsters posing as the Social Security Administration?

I just got a call saying my social security number was suspended for suspicion of illegal activity. I almost wanted to stay on the line just to see what kind of game they were playing. 

https://oig.ssa.gov/newsroom/news-releases/july16-advisory 

Posted - February 20, 2019
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  • 44275
    Thanks for the warning.
      February 20, 2019 12:08 PM MST
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  • 1305
    Thanks for the heads up, it's bound to make its way across the pond.
      February 20, 2019 12:20 PM MST
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  • 5391
    We should all be aware that gov’t agencies such as the IRS, the SS Admin and the like, don’t do their business by robocall. 
      February 20, 2019 12:58 PM MST
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  • 19942
    And the Social Security Administration does not call you unless you specifically ask them to do that. 
      February 20, 2019 2:19 PM MST
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  • 1893
    Thank you for the PSA.  Not really applicable for me where I currently live.  Junk mail and Robo Calls are illegal, are investigated and prosecuted. 
      February 20, 2019 3:01 PM MST
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  • 32790
    As others have said gov Federal gov agency do not call, they contact via snail mail. 
      February 20, 2019 3:15 PM MST
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  • Didn't you ask what illegal activities you were under suspicion of doing?  

    "Please don't take away my SSN....I didn't know it was illegal to do that with a raccoon!"
      February 20, 2019 3:27 PM MST
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  • 7919
    lol That would have been hilarious, but it wasn't a live person and I'm not that quick-thinking. 
      February 20, 2019 9:25 PM MST
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  • Nah, but I did get a call last year sometime,  saying I owed back taxes to Canadian goverment and was going to be arrested if didn’t call immediately. I started crying and shaking for about 5 minutes, then remembered I always file my taxes on time and a scam lol. 
      February 20, 2019 6:42 PM MST
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  • 7919
    Ooh, yeah. That one is in the States too. :/
      February 20, 2019 9:26 PM MST
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  • I've received a few calls like that in the US too.  Darn, I thought moving to Canada might help, but I guess not.  :)
      February 21, 2019 9:10 AM MST
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  • Wow, the scammers are running rampant!  They must find enough people who "bite" to make it worth their while.  Very scary.  Thanks for the heads up!
      February 21, 2019 9:11 AM MST
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