Fake Social Security call
"This is the Social Security Administration. Your Social Security number has been suspended due to suspicious activity in Texas. To resolve this issue and reactivate your number, please confirm your Social Security number, date of birth, and current address. If you do not verify, your benefits will be permanently terminated within 24 hours. Press 1 to speak with an agent now."
What not to do
- Do not give your Social Security number to anyone who calls you.
- Do not press '1' or any other button to 'speak with an agent.'
- Do not call any number left in a robocall message about Social Security.
Safer next step
- Hang up. Social Security numbers cannot be suspended. Anyone who says they can suspend yours is lying.
- If you have questions about your real Social Security account, call SSA directly at 1-800-772-1213 — that number is on ssa.gov.
- Report Social Security scam calls to the SSA Office of the Inspector General at oig.ssa.gov.