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Report the fraud online at oig.ssa.gov or contact the OIG’s fraud hotline at 1-800-269-0271. Place a fraud alert. Schaffer recommends placing a fraud alert by contacting one of the three major ...
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 ...
SBA-OIG: Social Security Administration (SSA-OIG) Mike Ware (acting) September 30, 2024 [49] SSA-OIG: Department of State and the Agency for Global Media Cardell K. Richardson Sr. May 20, 2024: DOS-OIG: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA-OIG) Ben Wagner June 6, 2022 [50] TVA-OIG: Department of Transportation and National Transportation Safety Board
The Inspector General Act of 1978 mandated many federal departments to create Offices of Inspector General. The Act imposed a requirement on inspectors general to report both to their agency heads and to Congress. The Inspector General of the Department of State was one of the last federal OIGs to be created. [5]
Last summer the Social Security Administration issued a warning about a rise in artificial intelligence-generated fraud to scam seniors out of their benefits. One SSA official told U.S. House ...
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.
A 2024 report by the SSA’s Office of the Inspector General found that between 2015 and 2022, the agency made almost $72 billion in incorrect payments, the majority of which were overpayments.
In Fiscal Year 2015, OIG's investigators reported over $700 million in investigative accomplishments through SSA recoveries, restitution, fines, settlements, judgments, and projected savings. In addition, OIG's auditors issued 89 reports with recommendations identifying more than $3 billion in Federal funds, which could be put to better use ...