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2. How To Tell If That Call From Social Security Is a Scam - AOL

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   Whether you get a live phone call or a voice message, “Threatening phone calls that say your Social Security number or benefits are in jeopardy are scams,” said Keith Mint, founder of Minted ...

3. What You Need to Know About Phone Scams - AOL

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   Most of the time, when a scammer gets a social security number, they’re going to set up a new account, buy merchandise to sell online, and get cash advances from a credit card. Implementing a ...

4. Social Security Scams: How To Handle Calls Claiming ... - AOL

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   Social Security scams have been on the rise recently, and some experts say it's only going to get worse as 2023 progresses. Scams range from mail fraud to callers pretending to be Social Security ...

5. SSA impersonation scam - Wikipedia

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   An SSA impersonation scam, or SSA scam, is a class of telecommunications scam targeting citizens of the United States by impersonating Social Security Administration employees. SSA scams are typically initiated through pre-recorded messages, or robocalls , that use social engineering to make victims panic and ensure they follow instructions ...

6. Identify legitimate AOL websites, requests, and communications

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   • Fake email addresses - Malicious actors sometimes send from email addresses made to look like an official email address but in fact is missing a letter(s), misspelled, replaces a letter with a lookalike number (e.g. “O” and “0”), or originates from free email services that would not be used for official communications.

7. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   What are 800 and 888 phone number scams? If you get an email providing you a PIN number and an 800 or 888 number to call, this a scam to try and steal valuable personal info. These emails will often ask you to call AOL at the number provided, provide the PIN number and will ask for account details including your password.

8. I just got an alert from Capital One that my Social Security ...

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   In 2015, Jay Jacobs, an analyst working on data breach reporting for Verizon, estimated that as many as 60% to 80% of all Social Security numbers in the U.S. had been compromised.

9. 9 ways scammers can use your phone number to try to trick you

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   Consider changing your phone number if the issue persists: If scam calls continue despite your efforts, changing your phone number may be the best solution. Report any suspicious activity to the ...