A scam in which Hunt County and area residents receive calls, allegedly from the Social Security Administration, warning their account has been suspended or similar claims, is again making the
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They are at it again. The pandemic put a stop to many of our normal everyday activities in 2020. What it didnât do was stop scammers from stealing money and personal information by exploiting fear, a skill they honed even during the COVID crisis.
Last year, the Offices of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration received more than 718,000 reports of Social Security-related telephone scams â with a total of nearly $45 million reported lost. Victims who lost money reported an average loss of $6,100 in 2020.
The Good Old Days of Social Security
I’ve been writing a book for years now. It’s not going to be a bestseller, and it only has to do with Social Security in a peripheral way. It’s a history of my life, my wife’s life, and our lives together (about 47 years so far). I’m writing this collection of stories for my children and grandchildren and for their children and grandchildren. Some of them, no doubt, will find it boring. But I’m sure that a few of my descendants somewhere down the road will be fascinated by it.
Eastern District says beware of Social Security scams
Eastern District of Texas
In connection with the Social Security Administration’s March 4th National “Slam the Scam” Day, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas reminds the public to be vigilant of Social Security scam calls.
“For the past year, we have seen a steady increase in Social Security-related scam calls,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. “The financial exploitation of older Americans will not be tolerated. We are partnering with the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General to spread the word about these scams. We encourage anyone who receives such calls to hang up.”