[Ct-nfb] Fwd: SCAM ALERT! Help Us Raise Awareness

[Jim McCollum]

Jim Y. McCollum
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> From: "Sigman, Brian" <Brian.Sigman at ct.gov>
> Date: January 17, 2019 at 4:23:37 PM EST
> To: DORS-DL BESB <DORS-DLBESB at ct.gov>
> Subject: FW: SCAM ALERT! Help Us Raise Awareness
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> From: Social Security Administration, Office of Communications <oea.net.post at ssa.gov> 
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2019 10:09 AM
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> Dear Colleague:
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> We have become aware of reports of fraudulent telephone calls from individuals claiming to represent the Social Security Administration (SSA). In them, unknown callers are using threatening language to warn unknowing victims that they will be arrested or face other legal action if they fail to call a provided phone number or press the number indicated in the message to address the issue. In some instances, these unknown callers switch tactics and communicate that they want to help an individual with activating a suspended Social Security number. Such calls are a scam, and are not coming from official SSA representatives.
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> We encourage you to inform your members and extended networks not to engage with such callers, and to report any suspicious calls to Social Security’s Office of the Inspector General by calling 1-800-269-0271 or submitting a report on the OIG website. We also urge you to read and share our Social Security Matters blog, which provides more information on the nature of these fraudulent calls, as well as instructions on how to report such activity.
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> Social Security is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the people we serve. We appreciate your help in spreading the word about this important topic.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Dawn Bystry
> Acting Deputy Associate Commissioner
> Office of Strategic and Digital Communications
> (T) 410-965-1804
> @SSAOutreach
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