Social Security Calling Scam
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 มี.ค. 2019
- This video covers a new scam that is going around. A computer voice leaves a voice message from a phone number in Alameda california. When I called the number a computer voice mail answered and asked me to leave a message and then a man answered. I asked for his name and address and he hung up !
Got 3 of those annoying calls. Let them go through the script. Stayed quiet, and then said," are you aware your committing a felony? It's a federal offense to impersonate a federal employee" works like a charm
Thank you for this. It all comes down to common sense. The SSA or IRS does not phone to intimidate you with threats of incarceration for non payment or non Compliance. Please, tell your elderly family members to just hang up.
I got that call today. They left a message on my answering machine. I will not call them back. I hope they are put in prison someday!
I have been getting these calls on my land line.
I got one of these calls as well, with the threat you will be prosecuted. Like you, I know ss will never call you. Interesting I called the number back being curious and they answered on the first ring, big giveaway, because their number is a 800 # and you have to listen to a whole litany of a menu. I reported the phone numbers but I am sure they are throw away phones. Thanks for the message.
Yep. I got one of those calls two days ago. It rattled me for a moment, I called the number, the guy who responded - heavy Southeast Asian accent - asked me for my name - I foolishly gave it, then he asked for my SSN, I hung up. It sounded as if he was in a room full of other scammers. Regular bottom-feeders!
I've had calls. The gist is that the caller wants me to repeat my social security number to verify accuracy.
I love talking to them. I keep them on the phone as long as possible.
Love the opening chair swivel 💖
Thank you very much for this informative video! I appreciate you taking the time and telling us of this scam. I will spread the word to my friends.
I know this was done in 2019, but I never saw this until now. I keep getting calls telling me that my "social security has been breeched". WHAT SOCIAL SECURTIY???? I DON'T GET social security! I called the # back a few times. When THEY answer, THEY ask ME what MY NAME is and what's my soc #!!!! When I start to say, 'YOU called ME, so YOU should ALREADY know my name!', they hang up!!!! The first time I got a call, I knew it was a scam. Thanks for the information!!
I received a call as well. This is the fourth one I have gotten in two days. Very annoying and left the message in my voicemail. I will not return the phone call. They do not mention my name or social security number. I didn't recognize the number so no info was given. Call from California. A total scam.
The scammers are getting bolder. During the first week of 2020, I had received a phone call which was suppose to be from Social Security. The caller had claim that someone was using my Social Security number some near the South Texan Border. A strange fact is that I didn't travel to Texas since the year 2005. From what I have known, Social Security will not call any person unless they have some business with the person. Often a person will contact Social Security before Social Security sends a response. To state another fact, the scammer didn't give me my name.
My elderly mother just such a call today
I got that call today, they threatened to issue a warrant for my arrest if I didn’t get back to them, that was the message. I laughed and went online a made out a report. I can believe anyone would actually fall for this nonsense.
They can put in any phone number they want . It’s not going to come back to them.
I got 4 of these calls in the last 2 weeks! The call came in on 1800 SERVICE They are both irritating and scary!
It would be nice if the phone companies blocked these people from calling anyone again.
My gma just got a call, she did answer - they told her someone was using her information in Texas, but then asked her to repeat her ssn over the phone. Thankfully, she told them off and hung up.
The SS police called me months before I was to receive my first check , with all kinds of official threats ! Sometimes several times a day and multiple days a week . One even said they wanted the money BACK ! My phone now doesn’t even ring if the number isn’t in my directory .