- SOCIAL SECURITY CALL SUSPENDED NUMBER PRESS 1 UPDATE
- SOCIAL SECURITY CALL SUSPENDED NUMBER PRESS 1 ANDROID
We would like to remind you that interacting with such callers is a bad idea, and that reporting these calls is advisory. People have been complaining about receiving robo calls with recorded messages, urging them to call back the given number.
SOCIAL SECURITY CALL SUSPENDED NUMBER PRESS 1 UPDATE
Update February 2019Īs evident by the multiple user complaints we have received, the scammers behind the 1-80 Social Security Administration scam are still active. Such calls can also be reported to the FTC at ftc.gov/complaint. If you’ve received a scam call from 1-80, report it to SSA’s Office of Inspector General at 1-80 or report it online. It is also a good idea to report spoofed and scam calls in general. If you are in doubt, just hang up and call the number 1-80 again – this time you will be calling the real Administration and you can ask them directly. For example, real employees of the Social Security Administration will never promise increasing your benefits in exchange for personal information, over the phone.
Like with any other scam, there are several signs that give this one away. Related: A Bot War Against Windows Tech Support Scams Has Begun Phone scammers are aggressively developing their set of manipulative tactics, so it is better not to risk it, even if you think you can recognize a scam when you see it. This is the place to mention that answering calls from unknown numbers is not safe for a lot of reasons. Nonetheless, chances are that victims are generally not acquainted with number, meaning that the number will be unknown to them. In fact, the number has been spoofed to make the call look and sound authentic. This is a smartly crafted scam as it involves the use of the real number of the Administration – 1-80. The caller presents himself as an employee of the Social Security Administration, and says that he needs the victim’s Social Security number to increase their benefits payments. If you answer the call, you will be having a conversation with a scammer posing as a federal agent in an attempt to get your personal information.
SOCIAL SECURITY CALL SUSPENDED NUMBER PRESS 1 ANDROID
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