Social Security Recipients Warned To Be On The Lookout For Phone And Email Scams
- by Ray Schultz , December 20, 2022
Email scam artists have added a new feature this holiday season: The Social Security Administration (SSA) is warning consumers to watch out for emails and other messages purporting to be about cost-of-living (COLA) increases.
“Caller IDs, texts, or documents sent by email may look official, but they are not,” it warns recipients. “Fraudsters are calling to verify information about the 2023 cost-of-living adjustment for people who get benefits.”
SSA reminds consumers that “this adjustment is automatic, and a beneficiary does not need to verify anything. Social security won’t ask you to provide information or money to get your benefits increased.”
Typically, the scammers will say there is a problem with the person’s Social Security number or account. They will pretend to be from the SSA to gain trust.
