A new scheme seeks to convince individuals that their Social Security numbers may be suspended due to criminal activities, the Office of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration ...

Earlier this month, an elderly couple in Pennsylvania lost more than $1.3 million in an elaborate scheme executed by a thief posing as a Social Security Administration employee. The heartbreaking ...

Scammers are so common nowadays that it can be difficult to determine which calls are legitimate. Robocalls have become the norm, and can make it difficult to know when you should pick up the phone, ...

Social Security recipients are being warned about a new scam. According to the latest information from the OIG, the culprits are sending fraudulent letters and emails. These carry alarming subject ...

Swindlers are hoping to confuse you.

Social Security works with our Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to protect you from scams that use Social Security as bait. Section 1140 of the Social Security Act allows OIG to impose severe ...

One of the worst phone scams in recent years is back again, and fraudsters are finding new victims while many have been distracted by the pandemic and the election. Kendra Fleischmann is the latest to ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a suspected Social Security scam theft where an elderly couple in Providence Township, Lancaster County had over $1 million stolen.