Social Security Scams
The Social Security Scam has been very successful.
The suspects have been located overseas as well as in the U.S. and is very common for this scam to use money mules.
Scammers switched from claiming they’re from the Social Security Administration, not the Internal Revenue Service. It's same scam just different agency. They claim your social security card has been compromised and offer to give you a new number. They suggest that in order to stop from getting your account drained they will need to move your money to a secure account.
They convince you to transfer you money into their account provided by the Social Security Office. They convince you that they are legitimate by sending you a picture of their badge and threaten you with arrest if you don’t comply.
They often tell you the money you are to send them is a fine or fee and will tell you to obtain a government authorized bank card which, they will tell you is any gift card. They will have you send them a picture of the card or have you give them the numbers. When you do that your money is gone. They will then ask for more money.
Never give anyone you social security number over the phone. Anytime you are threatened over the phone by someone claiming to be a from government agency you should hang up the phone.
https://www.ssa.gov/scam/
https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/social-security.html
The suspects have been located overseas as well as in the U.S. and is very common for this scam to use money mules.
Scammers switched from claiming they’re from the Social Security Administration, not the Internal Revenue Service. It's same scam just different agency. They claim your social security card has been compromised and offer to give you a new number. They suggest that in order to stop from getting your account drained they will need to move your money to a secure account.
They convince you to transfer you money into their account provided by the Social Security Office. They convince you that they are legitimate by sending you a picture of their badge and threaten you with arrest if you don’t comply.
They often tell you the money you are to send them is a fine or fee and will tell you to obtain a government authorized bank card which, they will tell you is any gift card. They will have you send them a picture of the card or have you give them the numbers. When you do that your money is gone. They will then ask for more money.
Never give anyone you social security number over the phone. Anytime you are threatened over the phone by someone claiming to be a from government agency you should hang up the phone.
https://www.ssa.gov/scam/
https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2019/social-security.html