| Commentary and Philosophy Non-Fiction posted March 5, 2021 |
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Social Security Tips
Jaw Jacks Number Eight
by Brett Matthew West
You receive a telephone call about your Social Security. You answer it and the person on the other end does any of these:
-demands you wire money to a random bank account
-asks for a credit card number
-asks you to send gift cards
-threatens to throw you in jail unless you pay a fine
-threatens to freeze your benefits if you do not send money
-threatens to lower your monthly payment if you do not pay a fee
-promises to boost your benefits if you pay a fee or provide personal information
What do you do?
All of these are well known Social Security scams, so do not fall for any of them.
If the Social Security Administration needs to contact you it will do so through the mail, not over a telephone. Also, you can verify the letter is official by contacting 800-772-1213 and speaking to a live body.
Should you get contacted by a scammer it is recommended you report that incident as soon as it occurs.
You may also want to store your Social Security card in a safe place, not carry it with you, unless you're going to a SSA office where you will need the card.
There are as many scams out there as there are people to pull them. Always know how to identify a Social Security, or any other type of scam, and what to do if you find yourself in that situation.
You receive a telephone call about your Social Security. You answer it and the person on the other end does any of these:
-demands you wire money to a random bank account
-asks for a credit card number
-asks you to send gift cards
-threatens to throw you in jail unless you pay a fine
-threatens to freeze your benefits if you do not send money
-threatens to lower your monthly payment if you do not pay a fee
-promises to boost your benefits if you pay a fee or provide personal information
What do you do?
All of these are well known Social Security scams, so do not fall for any of them.
If the Social Security Administration needs to contact you it will do so through the mail, not over a telephone. Also, you can verify the letter is official by contacting 800-772-1213 and speaking to a live body.
Should you get contacted by a scammer it is recommended you report that incident as soon as it occurs.
You may also want to store your Social Security card in a safe place, not carry it with you, unless you're going to a SSA office where you will need the card.
There are as many scams out there as there are people to pull them. Always know how to identify a Social Security, or any other type of scam, and what to do if you find yourself in that situation.
-demands you wire money to a random bank account
-asks for a credit card number
-asks you to send gift cards
-threatens to throw you in jail unless you pay a fine
-threatens to freeze your benefits if you do not send money
-threatens to lower your monthly payment if you do not pay a fee
-promises to boost your benefits if you pay a fee or provide personal information
What do you do?
All of these are well known Social Security scams, so do not fall for any of them.
If the Social Security Administration needs to contact you it will do so through the mail, not over a telephone. Also, you can verify the letter is official by contacting 800-772-1213 and speaking to a live body.
Should you get contacted by a scammer it is recommended you report that incident as soon as it occurs.
You may also want to store your Social Security card in a safe place, not carry it with you, unless you're going to a SSA office where you will need the card.
There are as many scams out there as there are people to pull them. Always know how to identify a Social Security, or any other type of scam, and what to do if you find yourself in that situation.
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