SOCIAL SECURITY SCAM

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East County News Service

February 11, 2019 (San Diego’s East County) – Congressman Duncan D. Hunter (R-Alpine) has issued a warning about a scam targeting Social Security recipients.

“Our office has been receiving calls from constituents indicating that they are receiving calls with messages indicating their Social Security number has been suspended,”  Michael Harrison, District Chief of Staff/Communications Director for Hunter states in an email sent today. “Please let your groups know that this is a scam and a fraud to obtain private information and can lead to identity theft.  Do not participate in these calls.  Your Social Security number is never suspended and the Social Security Administration does not contact people by phone, only by mail.  The same is true for the IRS. 

Below are some websites with additional information. If you have questions, you can contact Congressman Hunter’s office at (619) 448-5201.

https://blog.ssa.gov/category/fraud-2/

https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10064.pdf

https://oig.ssa.gov/newsroom/scam-awareness


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