by admin | Jun 26, 2018 | Scam of the day
This Scam of the day is the second of three being posted in advance due to limited Internet access for me for the next couple of days. As I have reported to you many times over the years, most recently in January of this year, there has been a continuing upsurge of...
by admin | Jan 30, 2018 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning people about a new scam in which people are receiving phone calls from scammers posing as employees of the Social Security Administration (SSA). In these phone calls the scammer informs the targeted victim that there has...
by admin | Oct 23, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Last Friday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a 2% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients beginning in January of 2018, however, scammers are already taking advantage of this news and making calls to unwary seniors in which...
by admin | Sep 18, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The dangers presented by the Equifax data breach cannot be overestimated. One very real danger involves people receiving Social Security benefits. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a helpful online service called My Social Security Account which allows...
by admin | Jul 31, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The phony phone call from a scammer posing as an IRS agent threatening severe penalties if the person receiving the call has proven to be a very successful scam for the criminals making those calls so it is not surprising that scammers are branching out and now are...
