Good Evening Lincoln - Got this email and wanted to share. Maybe you could share this information with others? All too often I hear about someone falling for one scam or another.
Let’s educate each other and slay the scamming beast! Enjoy your holiday, Paula Robinson 617.981.1945 Begin forwarded message: > From: Social Security Administration > <[email protected]> > Date: November 24, 2021 at 9:27:49 PM EST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Protect Yourself from Social Security-related Scams > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > > SCAM ALERT > The Social Security Administration will never threaten, scare, or pressure > you to take an immediate action. > > If you receive a call, text, or email that... > > Threatens to suspend your Social Security number, even if they have part or > all of your Social Security number > Warns of arrest of legal action > Demands or requests immediate payment > Requires payment by gift card, prepaid debit card, internet currency, or by > mailing cash > Pressures you for personal information > Requests secrecy > Threatens to seize your bank account > Promises to increase your Social Security benefit > Tries to gain your trust by providing fake "documentation," false "evidence," > or the name of a real government official > ...it is a SCAM! > Do not give scammers money or personal information – Ignore Them! > > Protect yourself and others from Social Security-related scams > Try to stay calm. Do not provide anyone with money or personal information > when you feel pressured, threatened, or scared. > Hang up or ignore it. If you receive a suspicious call, text, or email, hang > up or do not respond. Government employees will not threaten you, demand > immediate payment, or try to gain your trust by sending you pictures or > documents. > Report Social Security-related scams. If you receive a suspicious call, text, > or email that mentions Social Security, ignore it and report it to the SSA > Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Do not be embarrassed if you shared > personal information or suffered a financial loss. > Get up-to-date information. Follow SSA OIG on Twitter @TheSSAOIG and Facebook > @SSA Office of the Inspector General for the latest information on Social > Security-related scams. Visit the Federal Trade Commission for information on > other government scams. > Spread the word. Share your knowledge of Social Security-related scams. Post > on social media using the hashtag #SlamtheScam to share your experience and > warn others. Visit oig.ssa.gov/scam for more information. Please also share > with your friends and family. > Report a Scam > > > Plan for the future, manage the present! > With your free and secure my Social Security account, you can receive > personal estimates of future benefits based on your real earnings, see your > latest Social Security Statement, and review your earnings history. It even > makes it easy to request a replacement Social Security Card, check the status > of an application online, and much more, from anywhere! > > Log In Now > Learn More > > > > SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: > Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe All | Help > > > > This email was sent to [email protected] by the Social Security > Administration, and was produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense. >
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