[Nfb-seniors] inspector general warns of ssa fraud please read inside and share with others friends!

[Janie Degenshein]

I received this and thought it worthy of sharing here friends. . .
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Acting Inspector General of Social Security, Gale Stallworth Stone, is 
warning citizens about a new Social Security Administration (SSA) employee 
impersonation scheme.  SSA and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are 
receiving reports from citizens across the country about phone calls from an 
individual posing as an SSA employee.  The caller attempts to acquire 
personally identifiable information from victims to then edit the victims’ 
direct deposit, address, and telephone information with SSA.

Acting Inspector General Stone warns citizens to be cautious, and to avoid 
providing information such as your SSN or bank account numbers to unknown 
persons over the phone or internet unless you are certain of who is 
receiving it.  “You must be very confident that the source is the correct 
business party, and your information will be secure after you release it,” 
Stone said.

If a person has questions about any communication—email, letter, text or 
phone call—that claims to be from SSA or the OIG, please contact your local 
Social Security office, or call Social Security’s toll-free customer service 
number at 1-800-772-1213, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, to verify 
its legitimacy.  (Those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can call Social 
Security’s TTY number at 1-800-325-0778.)

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Keep Smiling,
Janie Degenshein
Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you already have!
Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open)
state affiliate board member
President of the senior division of the National Federation of the Blind of 
New Jersey
President of the Technology division of the National federation of the Blind 
of New Jersey
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