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Scam? Phone call from “Department of Social Security” asking me to call back
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I have gotten two phone calls this week from a 210 area code. A clearly automated voice claimed to be an officer with the Department for Social Security. I was informed there are legal proceedings being filed involving my social security number, and that I need to call them back at that same number. Sounds like a plot to rack up toll fees or something. Am I being conned?
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I have gotten two phone calls this week from a 210 area code. A clearly automated voice claimed to be an officer with the Department for Social Security. I was informed there are legal proceedings being filed involving my social security number, and that I need to call them back at that same number. Sounds like a plot to rack up toll fees or something. Am I being conned?
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While it certainly seems to be a scam, an online area code look up site shows that the 210 area code is San Antonio, Texas. So unless it's the phone company itself, they aren't going to be making money via toll fees (and it wouldn't be worth it for a legit phone company).
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I have gotten two phone calls this week from a 210 area code. A clearly automated voice claimed to be an officer with the Department for Social Security. I was informed there are legal proceedings being filed involving my social security number, and that I need to call them back at that same number. Sounds like a plot to rack up toll fees or something. Am I being conned?
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I have gotten two phone calls this week from a 210 area code. A clearly automated voice claimed to be an officer with the Department for Social Security. I was informed there are legal proceedings being filed involving my social security number, and that I need to call them back at that same number. Sounds like a plot to rack up toll fees or something. Am I being conned?
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While it certainly seems to be a scam, an online area code look up site shows that the 210 area code is San Antonio, Texas. So unless it's the phone company itself, they aren't going to be making money via toll fees (and it wouldn't be worth it for a legit phone company).
– GreenMatt
7 hours ago
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While it certainly seems to be a scam, an online area code look up site shows that the 210 area code is San Antonio, Texas. So unless it's the phone company itself, they aren't going to be making money via toll fees (and it wouldn't be worth it for a legit phone company).
– GreenMatt
7 hours ago
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While it certainly seems to be a scam, an online area code look up site shows that the 210 area code is San Antonio, Texas. So unless it's the phone company itself, they aren't going to be making money via toll fees (and it wouldn't be worth it for a legit phone company).
– GreenMatt
7 hours ago
While it certainly seems to be a scam, an online area code look up site shows that the 210 area code is San Antonio, Texas. So unless it's the phone company itself, they aren't going to be making money via toll fees (and it wouldn't be worth it for a legit phone company).
– GreenMatt
7 hours ago
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The Social Security Administration mails documents; they don't call.
answered 8 hours ago
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Suggested edits: change Administration to boldface and point out that there is no such thing as the Department of Social Security. Also, make it clear that the call is spam.
– Dilip Sarwate
8 hours ago
Yeah the name was another red flag. Should I take any further action like sharing this phone number somewhere?
– Adrian Larson
8 hours ago
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@AdrianLarson You can report the scam to the SSA's Office of the Inspector General: oig.ssa.gov/report
– pboss3010
8 hours ago
I have been called twice by SSA--both times it was legitimate. Neither one was about "legal" issues related to my social security number.
– mkennedy
7 hours ago
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It is not a plot to rack up toll fees but to get you to pay them money to get the alleged legal proceeding halted. I too have received numerous such phone calls (most with faked Caller IDs with Area Code 202 (the area code for Washington DC)) and been told that an arrest warrant has been issued by the Federal Court in Santa Clara CA (sometimes Santa Barbara CA) and that the local police are on their way to my home to execute the warrant and pick me up. I can make all this go away by sending a money order or giving the caller a credit card number to which they can charge the amount due etc.
There is no such thing as the Department of Social Security in the Federal Government; it is the Social Security Administration and it never calls you to tell you about legal proceedings or anything else. It is all done by mail. So yes, this call is spam. Just ignore it.
answered 8 hours ago
Dilip SarwateDilip Sarwate
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But if the local police is already on their way to your home, how can you find enough time to buy iTunes gift cards to pay them off?
– gnasher729
6 hours ago
@gnasher729 No time to put your puts on - head to Western Union or Money Gram immediately!
– BrianH
3 hours ago
1
@gnasher729 Errr, it will not be like the chase scenes from the Blues Brothers movie; they will probably send one cop car to make the arrest (not the SWAT team) and I can easily avoid arrest by taking side streets to the iTunes gift card shop; they won't have that staked out.
– Dilip Sarwate
50 mins ago
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Of course you're being conned. Notifications of legal proceedings never come by phone. Never. All such calls are guaranteed to be scams.
Oh, and there is no "Department of Social Security" in the United States. That's down the hall to the left and across the Atlantic to Nigeria, Romania, India, and beyond.
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The Social Security Administration mails documents; they don't call.
answered 8 hours ago
RonJohnRonJohn
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Suggested edits: change Administration to boldface and point out that there is no such thing as the Department of Social Security. Also, make it clear that the call is spam.
– Dilip Sarwate
8 hours ago
Yeah the name was another red flag. Should I take any further action like sharing this phone number somewhere?
– Adrian Larson
8 hours ago
1
@AdrianLarson You can report the scam to the SSA's Office of the Inspector General: oig.ssa.gov/report
– pboss3010
8 hours ago
I have been called twice by SSA--both times it was legitimate. Neither one was about "legal" issues related to my social security number.
– mkennedy
7 hours ago
add a comment |
The Social Security Administration mails documents; they don't call.
answered 8 hours ago
RonJohnRonJohn
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Suggested edits: change Administration to boldface and point out that there is no such thing as the Department of Social Security. Also, make it clear that the call is spam.
– Dilip Sarwate
8 hours ago
Yeah the name was another red flag. Should I take any further action like sharing this phone number somewhere?
– Adrian Larson
8 hours ago
1
@AdrianLarson You can report the scam to the SSA's Office of the Inspector General: oig.ssa.gov/report
– pboss3010
8 hours ago
I have been called twice by SSA--both times it was legitimate. Neither one was about "legal" issues related to my social security number.
– mkennedy
7 hours ago
add a comment |
The Social Security Administration mails documents; they don't call.
answered 8 hours ago
RonJohnRonJohn
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The Social Security Administration mails documents; they don't call.
answered 8 hours ago
RonJohnRonJohn
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answered 8 hours ago
RonJohnRonJohn
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answered 8 hours ago
RonJohnRonJohn
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answered 8 hours ago
RonJohnRonJohn
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Suggested edits: change Administration to boldface and point out that there is no such thing as the Department of Social Security. Also, make it clear that the call is spam.
– Dilip Sarwate
8 hours ago
Yeah the name was another red flag. Should I take any further action like sharing this phone number somewhere?
– Adrian Larson
8 hours ago
1
@AdrianLarson You can report the scam to the SSA's Office of the Inspector General: oig.ssa.gov/report
– pboss3010
8 hours ago
I have been called twice by SSA--both times it was legitimate. Neither one was about "legal" issues related to my social security number.
– mkennedy
7 hours ago
add a comment |
3
Suggested edits: change Administration to boldface and point out that there is no such thing as the Department of Social Security. Also, make it clear that the call is spam.
– Dilip Sarwate
8 hours ago
Yeah the name was another red flag. Should I take any further action like sharing this phone number somewhere?
– Adrian Larson
8 hours ago
1
@AdrianLarson You can report the scam to the SSA's Office of the Inspector General: oig.ssa.gov/report
– pboss3010
8 hours ago
I have been called twice by SSA--both times it was legitimate. Neither one was about "legal" issues related to my social security number.
– mkennedy
7 hours ago
3
3
Suggested edits: change Administration to boldface and point out that there is no such thing as the Department of Social Security. Also, make it clear that the call is spam.
– Dilip Sarwate
8 hours ago
Suggested edits: change Administration to boldface and point out that there is no such thing as the Department of Social Security. Also, make it clear that the call is spam.
– Dilip Sarwate
8 hours ago
Yeah the name was another red flag. Should I take any further action like sharing this phone number somewhere?
– Adrian Larson
8 hours ago
Yeah the name was another red flag. Should I take any further action like sharing this phone number somewhere?
– Adrian Larson
8 hours ago
1
1
@AdrianLarson You can report the scam to the SSA's Office of the Inspector General: oig.ssa.gov/report
– pboss3010
8 hours ago
@AdrianLarson You can report the scam to the SSA's Office of the Inspector General: oig.ssa.gov/report
– pboss3010
8 hours ago
I have been called twice by SSA--both times it was legitimate. Neither one was about "legal" issues related to my social security number.
– mkennedy
7 hours ago
I have been called twice by SSA--both times it was legitimate. Neither one was about "legal" issues related to my social security number.
– mkennedy
7 hours ago
add a comment |
It is not a plot to rack up toll fees but to get you to pay them money to get the alleged legal proceeding halted. I too have received numerous such phone calls (most with faked Caller IDs with Area Code 202 (the area code for Washington DC)) and been told that an arrest warrant has been issued by the Federal Court in Santa Clara CA (sometimes Santa Barbara CA) and that the local police are on their way to my home to execute the warrant and pick me up. I can make all this go away by sending a money order or giving the caller a credit card number to which they can charge the amount due etc.
There is no such thing as the Department of Social Security in the Federal Government; it is the Social Security Administration and it never calls you to tell you about legal proceedings or anything else. It is all done by mail. So yes, this call is spam. Just ignore it.
answered 8 hours ago
Dilip SarwateDilip Sarwate
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2
But if the local police is already on their way to your home, how can you find enough time to buy iTunes gift cards to pay them off?
– gnasher729
6 hours ago
@gnasher729 No time to put your puts on - head to Western Union or Money Gram immediately!
– BrianH
3 hours ago
1
@gnasher729 Errr, it will not be like the chase scenes from the Blues Brothers movie; they will probably send one cop car to make the arrest (not the SWAT team) and I can easily avoid arrest by taking side streets to the iTunes gift card shop; they won't have that staked out.
– Dilip Sarwate
50 mins ago
add a comment |
It is not a plot to rack up toll fees but to get you to pay them money to get the alleged legal proceeding halted. I too have received numerous such phone calls (most with faked Caller IDs with Area Code 202 (the area code for Washington DC)) and been told that an arrest warrant has been issued by the Federal Court in Santa Clara CA (sometimes Santa Barbara CA) and that the local police are on their way to my home to execute the warrant and pick me up. I can make all this go away by sending a money order or giving the caller a credit card number to which they can charge the amount due etc.
There is no such thing as the Department of Social Security in the Federal Government; it is the Social Security Administration and it never calls you to tell you about legal proceedings or anything else. It is all done by mail. So yes, this call is spam. Just ignore it.
answered 8 hours ago
Dilip SarwateDilip Sarwate
25.2k3 gold badges35 silver badges99 bronze badges
2
But if the local police is already on their way to your home, how can you find enough time to buy iTunes gift cards to pay them off?
– gnasher729
6 hours ago
@gnasher729 No time to put your puts on - head to Western Union or Money Gram immediately!
– BrianH
3 hours ago
1
@gnasher729 Errr, it will not be like the chase scenes from the Blues Brothers movie; they will probably send one cop car to make the arrest (not the SWAT team) and I can easily avoid arrest by taking side streets to the iTunes gift card shop; they won't have that staked out.
– Dilip Sarwate
50 mins ago
add a comment |
It is not a plot to rack up toll fees but to get you to pay them money to get the alleged legal proceeding halted. I too have received numerous such phone calls (most with faked Caller IDs with Area Code 202 (the area code for Washington DC)) and been told that an arrest warrant has been issued by the Federal Court in Santa Clara CA (sometimes Santa Barbara CA) and that the local police are on their way to my home to execute the warrant and pick me up. I can make all this go away by sending a money order or giving the caller a credit card number to which they can charge the amount due etc.
There is no such thing as the Department of Social Security in the Federal Government; it is the Social Security Administration and it never calls you to tell you about legal proceedings or anything else. It is all done by mail. So yes, this call is spam. Just ignore it.
answered 8 hours ago
Dilip SarwateDilip Sarwate
25.2k3 gold badges35 silver badges99 bronze badges
It is not a plot to rack up toll fees but to get you to pay them money to get the alleged legal proceeding halted. I too have received numerous such phone calls (most with faked Caller IDs with Area Code 202 (the area code for Washington DC)) and been told that an arrest warrant has been issued by the Federal Court in Santa Clara CA (sometimes Santa Barbara CA) and that the local police are on their way to my home to execute the warrant and pick me up. I can make all this go away by sending a money order or giving the caller a credit card number to which they can charge the amount due etc.
There is no such thing as the Department of Social Security in the Federal Government; it is the Social Security Administration and it never calls you to tell you about legal proceedings or anything else. It is all done by mail. So yes, this call is spam. Just ignore it.
answered 8 hours ago
Dilip SarwateDilip Sarwate
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answered 8 hours ago
Dilip SarwateDilip Sarwate
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answered 8 hours ago
Dilip SarwateDilip Sarwate
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answered 8 hours ago
Dilip SarwateDilip Sarwate
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But if the local police is already on their way to your home, how can you find enough time to buy iTunes gift cards to pay them off?
– gnasher729
6 hours ago
@gnasher729 No time to put your puts on - head to Western Union or Money Gram immediately!
– BrianH
3 hours ago
1
@gnasher729 Errr, it will not be like the chase scenes from the Blues Brothers movie; they will probably send one cop car to make the arrest (not the SWAT team) and I can easily avoid arrest by taking side streets to the iTunes gift card shop; they won't have that staked out.
– Dilip Sarwate
50 mins ago
add a comment |
2
But if the local police is already on their way to your home, how can you find enough time to buy iTunes gift cards to pay them off?
– gnasher729
6 hours ago
@gnasher729 No time to put your puts on - head to Western Union or Money Gram immediately!
– BrianH
3 hours ago
1
@gnasher729 Errr, it will not be like the chase scenes from the Blues Brothers movie; they will probably send one cop car to make the arrest (not the SWAT team) and I can easily avoid arrest by taking side streets to the iTunes gift card shop; they won't have that staked out.
– Dilip Sarwate
50 mins ago
2
2
But if the local police is already on their way to your home, how can you find enough time to buy iTunes gift cards to pay them off?
– gnasher729
6 hours ago
But if the local police is already on their way to your home, how can you find enough time to buy iTunes gift cards to pay them off?
– gnasher729
6 hours ago
@gnasher729 No time to put your puts on - head to Western Union or Money Gram immediately!
– BrianH
3 hours ago
@gnasher729 No time to put your puts on - head to Western Union or Money Gram immediately!
– BrianH
3 hours ago
1
1
@gnasher729 Errr, it will not be like the chase scenes from the Blues Brothers movie; they will probably send one cop car to make the arrest (not the SWAT team) and I can easily avoid arrest by taking side streets to the iTunes gift card shop; they won't have that staked out.
– Dilip Sarwate
50 mins ago
@gnasher729 Errr, it will not be like the chase scenes from the Blues Brothers movie; they will probably send one cop car to make the arrest (not the SWAT team) and I can easily avoid arrest by taking side streets to the iTunes gift card shop; they won't have that staked out.
– Dilip Sarwate
50 mins ago
add a comment |
Of course you're being conned. Notifications of legal proceedings never come by phone. Never. All such calls are guaranteed to be scams.
Oh, and there is no "Department of Social Security" in the United States. That's down the hall to the left and across the Atlantic to Nigeria, Romania, India, and beyond.
answered 7 mins ago
Carey GregoryCarey Gregory
1086 bronze badges
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Of course you're being conned. Notifications of legal proceedings never come by phone. Never. All such calls are guaranteed to be scams.
Oh, and there is no "Department of Social Security" in the United States. That's down the hall to the left and across the Atlantic to Nigeria, Romania, India, and beyond.
answered 7 mins ago
Carey GregoryCarey Gregory
1086 bronze badges
add a comment |
Of course you're being conned. Notifications of legal proceedings never come by phone. Never. All such calls are guaranteed to be scams.
Oh, and there is no "Department of Social Security" in the United States. That's down the hall to the left and across the Atlantic to Nigeria, Romania, India, and beyond.
answered 7 mins ago
Carey GregoryCarey Gregory
1086 bronze badges
Of course you're being conned. Notifications of legal proceedings never come by phone. Never. All such calls are guaranteed to be scams.
Oh, and there is no "Department of Social Security" in the United States. That's down the hall to the left and across the Atlantic to Nigeria, Romania, India, and beyond.
answered 7 mins ago
Carey GregoryCarey Gregory
1086 bronze badges
answered 7 mins ago
Carey GregoryCarey Gregory
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Carey GregoryCarey Gregory
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While it certainly seems to be a scam, an online area code look up site shows that the 210 area code is San Antonio, Texas. So unless it's the phone company itself, they aren't going to be making money via toll fees (and it wouldn't be worth it for a legit phone company).
– GreenMatt
7 hours ago