The Social Security Administration published an online form today for seniors to report they have been contacted by persons fraudulently claiming the scammers work for the agency.
In announcing the form, the agency noted Social Security phone scams are the #1 type of fraud reported to the Federal Trade Commission and Social Security.
The announcement of the form stressed a real Social Security employee will never tell a senior his or her Social Security number has been suspended and never ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone.
The agency also assured Social Security employees will never threaten seniors.
The link to the form is: https://secure.ssa.gov/ipff/home