Avoiding Fraud
Phone Schemes: 5 Common Tactics Misusing SSA Authority
Posted by: The Communications Division
DATE:
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Scammers are misusing SSA’s authority in several phone schemes to trick people into giving them money or personal information.
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Detecting and Preventing Elder Abuse
Posted by: The Communications Division
DATE:
Thursday, June 28, 2018
To recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Month, the OIG and SSA discussed elder abuse detection and prevention during a Facebook Live broadcast.
TAGS: Avoiding Fraud, FAQs, Investigations
New Medicare Cards Arriving Soon
Posted by: The Communications Division
DATE:
Thursday, April 12, 2018
People with Medicare should start receiving their new card in the mail this month.
TAGS: Avoiding Fraud, FAQs
Congress Concerned about Fraud Schemes Targeting Seniors
Posted by: The Communications Division
DATE:
Thursday, April 5, 2018
A recent Government Accountability Office report found that seniors lose $2.9 billion a year to financial-exploitation schemes.
TAGS: Avoiding Fraud, Investigations
OIG Audit: Misdirected Benefits through ‘my Social Security’ Decreasing
Posted by: The Communications Division
DATE:
Thursday, September 21, 2017
OIG auditors recently estimated the amount of misdirected benefit payments from 2014 to 2016 was considerably less than in 2013.
Medicare Cards without Social Security Numbers Coming in 2018
Posted by: The Communications Division
DATE:
Friday, June 16, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is preparing to issue new cards that will use unique numbers in place of cardholder Social Security numbers.
Stopping Theft by Government Impersonation
Posted by: The Communications Division
DATE:
Friday, May 12, 2017
OIGs are warning the public about government imposter scams and pursuing perpetrators of these theft schemes.
Congress Focuses on SSA’s Representative Payee Program
Posted by: The Communications Division
DATE:
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
While the vast majority of SSA's representative payees properly manage beneficiary funds, the threat of payee misuse remains.
How the OIG Helps Crack Down on Tax Fraud
Posted by: The Communications Division
DATE:
Thursday, March 16, 2017
While most people are working to file their returns, others cheat unknowing victims and the IRS through tax fraud schemes.
Remain Vigilant of “Disability Services” Phone Calls
Posted by: The Communications Division
DATE:
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
We have received reports that citizens are receiving questionable calls from people alleging to have a connection with Social Security.