FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE: OCTOBER 31, 2018
RE: PRESS RELEASE - DOES THE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE CALL YOU?
No, according to the Ulster County District Attorney’s Division of Consumer Affairs. A local resident reports receiving a scam Social Security Administration (SSA) call from 1-800-772-1213. This is a caller-ID spoofing scheme, exploiting SSA’s reputation.
SSA employees will not make unsolicited calls and request personal information. To verify the legitimacy of text messages, emails or phone calls, you may contact the local Social Security office at 1-877-405-6747 or Office of the Inspector General (OIG) website, https://oig.ssa.gov/report.
Consumer Affairs can be reached at 340-3260.