by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 18, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about scams related to Social Security benefits for many years. In one Social Security related scam, the scammers call their targeted victim on the phone posing as employees of the Social Security Administration and tell their intended victims...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 7, 2019 | Scam of the day
While the April tax filing deadline has come and gone, tax related scams are always with us. Recently, the IRS issued a new warning about two of those scams. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-reminder-tax-scams-continue-year-round In the first of these scams, the...
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 admin | Sep 21, 2018 | Scam of the day
Scammers are calling people on the phone posing as employees of the Social Security Administration and telling their intended victims that their Social Security numbers have been suspended due to the number being used by criminals for fraudulent purposes. They then...
by admin | Jan 21, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a helpful online service called My Social Security Account which allows you to set up a personal online account with the SSA that enables you to view your earnings history and estimates of benefits as well as manage your...