by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 29, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued another warning about phony robocalls that are made to appear as if they are coming from the Social Security Administration. In the call, you are told that your Social Security benefits are being suspended and then...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 18, 2019 | Scam of the day
Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear is warning citizens about a Social Security related scam that I first warned you about in September of 2018. Scammers are calling people on the phone posing as employees of the Social Security Administration and telling their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 25, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Social Security Administration is again warning people about scammers calling on the phone under a variety of pretexts and asking for the Social Security numbers of the people they call. In the hands of an identity thief, it is very simple matter for a criminal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 3, 2019 | Scam of the day, Uncategorized
With the new year often comes the effective date for many new laws and among the new laws are laws that increase the minimum wage in twenty states. Scammers are taking advantage of this to send emails or text messages to people indicating that they need to...
by admin | Oct 25, 2018 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about the dangers of “spoofing” for many years. Recently, the Inspector General of Social Security issued a warning about spoofing regarding telephone calls by scammers that appear to come from the Social Security Administration....
