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Social Security Scam Calls

Georgiagrama — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 04:37:14 GMT

Everyone be on guard. They have started up again. We got 3 today from 3 different numbers. Every time they called our land line I would block the number. They finally started calling on our cell phones.

This stuff has gotten out of hand.

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sissel — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 04:57:16 GMT

I was watching the local news and they had someone on from soc sec talking about theses calls. He said usually they try to send letters and tell you to call them if there is a problem. I haven't gotten any of these calls or knew anything about it until watching the news and you are warning us too. Yes, we should be aware of these scams.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 07:03:01 GMT

I never answer calls from unfamilar numbers so I get almost no scam calls.

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Cats3000 — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:03:28 GMT

What were they saying? What was the scam? Information might be helpful to others.

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piperbay — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:39:22 GMT

I got the call yesterday. It said someone in west Texas has been using my social security number and asks you to press a number now.

I didn't pick up. Two things that were so phony about the call: it never mentions who the call is for and then it ends with have a nice day!

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CalminHeart — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:45:28 GMT

I received one of these calls. So did my 88 yr old dad. We hung up and blocked the numbers. SS never calls people.

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Krimpette — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 11:50:10 GMT

I'm with a previous poster....I just never answer a call if I don't recognize who is calling. If its a legitimate call and they start to leave a message, I can always pick up the phone during their message and continue the conversation.

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KentuckyWoman — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:14:11 GMT

The age of technology is going to destroy us all. We have had the SS scam calls before. This morning at 2:32, my mobile phone rang. The caller ID was from France. I turned off the ringer, put it in the nightstand drawer and attempted to go back to sleep. There are three more calls from France on the phone. All were timed at two hours apart and the last digit of the incoming phone number was off by two digits. I've spent the last thirty minutes checking all of out credit cards and financial institutions. We really do have to pay attention and be on guard all the time. It seems older folks are the targets.

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shaggygirl — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:08:54 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I never answer calls from unfamilar numbers so I get almost no scam calls.

I don't answer them either but that doesn't stop them or keep them from trying. They either leave a robo message or you hear a hangup as soon as the voice mail starts. For some reason Wed. & Thurs. are prime scam call days on my phone. You block the number and they use a different one......often using a local name & number as their caller ID.

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SouthernBee — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:13:07 GMT

@Georgiagrama : Called yesterday and told DH don’t answer, because they will send a letter giving you details about when I why receiving call. I blocked the call. Southern Bee

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chrystaltree — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:24:23 GMT

Started again ???? They never stopped, it's a business. They make hundreds of thousands of those calls a month, hoping that someone will be naive enough to divulge information they can use for profit. It's just one of thousands of such scams and it's nog going to end any time soon.

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silkyk — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:34:05 GMT

Yesterday mine started at 7am......is that even legal? They go to 10 at night. I never answer and get some very amusing "messages" .....they are coming to take me to jail for unpaid tickets etc etc. I never answer the phone unless I know who 's calling...and even then sometimes I don't answer LOL

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Shanus — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:47:02 GMT

If it helps you relax, DH (aka “the tax man”) said the government, IRS, SS, etc. never calls you on the phone. If they need any info, they send out a letter.

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kivah — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:48:59 GMT

You can block their calls - but they have access to many phone numbers. I let my calls go to my answering machine OR I tell them to f themselves!!!!!

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shaggygirl — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 21:04:11 GMT

Today I got one on my cell phone......in Japanese or Chinese or something Asian sounding. And although the voice in my phone (after I've listened to the message) tells me press #7 to delete it, it won't go away.

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Spurt — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 21:54:34 GMT

@shaggygirl wrote:
Today I got one on my cell phone......in Japanese or Chinese or something Asian sounding. And although the voice in my phone (after I've listened to the message) tells me press #7 to delete it, it won't go away.

@shaggygirl

I get those calls on my cell phone....I dont answer and they leave a message on my voice mail....SMH

Dont press the number they tell you if you want to be deleted from their list, all that does is tell the scammers yours is a live number....you will get even more calls...

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Spurt — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 21:51:58 GMT

There's another one.....

The recording is distorted because they probably used it thousands of times and now it's worn out.....

But its about a subscription and if you don't call back to cancel $299 will be charged to your credit card.......

I didnt answer ---and on a consumer website I saw this number and this message was reported as a scam......

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Georgiagrama — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 21:57:10 GMT

@Cats3000 wrote:
What were they saying? What was the scam? Information might be helpful to others.

@Cats3000

The phone calls I received, from three different numbers AND a voice mail on my cell phone were all pre recorded messages. The person said that they were Officer Catherine Richardson from the SSN department. Said they had found fradulent activity under my name. To know more information call us back on this number

404 382 8863 or 404 382 8863 (same number)

They must be crazy.

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Spurt — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 21:59:58 GMT

@Georgiagrama wrote:
@Cats3000 wrote:
What were they saying? What was the scam? Information might be helpful to others.
@Cats3000

The phone calls I received, from three different numbers AND a voice mail on my cell phone were all pre recorded messages. The person said that they were Officer Catherine Richardson from the SSN department. Said they had found fradulent activity under my name. To know more information call us back on this number

404 382 8863 or 404 382 8863 (same number)

They must be crazy.

@Georgiagrama

The FTC takes those calls impersonating a government agency very seriously I reported the call I got on the FTC.gov site and never received another call again....