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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Yasmin Reyazuddin, Customer Service Representative II<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">email: yasmin.reyazuddin<a href="mailto:your%20name@montgomerycountymd.gov"><span style="color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none">@montgomerycountymd.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Varela, Diana [mailto:Diana.Varela@ssa.gov] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 18, 2019 2:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Varela, Diana <Diana.Varela@ssa.gov><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Varela, Diana <Diana.Varela@ssa.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> SOCIAL SECURITY SCAM ALERT! Help Us Raise Awareness!<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Dear Colleague:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt">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
<strong>not</strong> coming from official SSA representatives.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt">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
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foig.ssa.gov%2Freport&data=02%7C01%7CYasmin.Reyazuddin%40montgomerycountymd.gov%7Ca44e7e319e22417e7cba08d67d7d4548%7C6e01b1f9b1e54073ac97778069a0ad64%7C0%7C1%7C636834374331176182&sdata=yvFvxQrZKoZ0uuSHbcbgTfipKZs1XuH1oLY2zqFdx8M%3D&reserved=0">
submitting a report on the OIG website</a>. We also urge you to read and share our
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.ssa.gov%2Fig-warns-public-about-fraudulent-phone-calls-threatening-arrest-or-legal-action%2F&data=02%7C01%7CYasmin.Reyazuddin%40montgomerycountymd.gov%7Ca44e7e319e22417e7cba08d67d7d4548%7C6e01b1f9b1e54073ac97778069a0ad64%7C0%7C1%7C636834374331176182&sdata=w7eWDNopjO%2F4cxMPNtUcaFgzCSxUfUMPfKohxt6xBXc%3D&reserved=0">
Social Security Matters blog</a>, which provides more information on the nature of these fraudulent calls, as well as instructions on how to report such activity.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Public Affairs Specialist<br>
Social Security Administration<span style="color:#1F497D">, <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Help secure your today and tomorrow. Open a
<strong><i><span style="color:red">my</span></i></strong><span style="color:red">
</span><span style="color:blue">Social Security</span> account today at <u><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ssa.gov%2Fmyaccount%2F&data=02%7C01%7CYasmin.Reyazuddin%40montgomerycountymd.gov%7Ca44e7e319e22417e7cba08d67d7d4548%7C6e01b1f9b1e54073ac97778069a0ad64%7C0%7C1%7C636834374331332434&sdata=ZlbRxiHc1q2q4HPAX8FdWyCViWzKXfbPSf7EprlE0Xw%3D&reserved=0">www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount</a></u>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> For the latest Social Security News, check out the latest edition of the
<u><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ssa.gov%2Fnews%2Fnewsletter%2F&data=02%7C01%7CYasmin.Reyazuddin%40montgomerycountymd.gov%7Ca44e7e319e22417e7cba08d67d7d4548%7C6e01b1f9b1e54073ac97778069a0ad64%7C0%7C1%7C636834374331332434&sdata=A%2Bi1GQHtGJWtEaYLHGeYnLirjx6JcaogA63%2BrkMAVUc%3D&reserved=0">Social
Security Update</a></u>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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