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Stuart G

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14. Thank You Iliyah, It is good to know that I am not the only one at DU that got this.

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #8)

Mon May 13, 2019, 02:36 PM

May 2019

The people who make these calls are vicious and awful. They are counting on a number of people will get suckered and send money. But impersonating the Social Security Admin. is against the law. And these scammers know it. They are like many others who cheat and lie, they assume they will never get caught.

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Got a scam call . They said they were from Socal Security, said my account was suspended, .... [View all] Stuart G May 2019 OP

Our gov does a LOT of things right. I wish it were COMMON KNOWLEDGE that NO agency will CurtEastPoint May 2019 #1

At least the student loan scam call gave you a reference number. dem4decades May 2019 #2

These jerks have a lot of nerve. But impersonating a government agency is probably Stuart G May 2019 #5

I had one that called saying they were from a government agency and signed off with a god bless you. dem4decades May 2019 #9

Caught by who? The authorities in India? Sri Lanka? ret5hd May 2019 #16

My daughter got one of these calls last week. revmclaren May 2019 #3

I either don't answer calls from numbers I don't reocgnize anymore, or I pick up and say nothing. 50 Shades Of Blue May 2019 #4

Google these numbers, rather than answering. This is a known SS scammer. hlthe2b May 2019 #6

They Never Call Me. May 2019 #7

Me too. Didn't answer the call and it sent to voice mail, Iliyah May 2019 #8

Thank You Iliyah, It is good to know that I am not the only one at DU that got this. Stuart G May 2019 #14

at least you could hear them when they called. dixiegrrrrl May 2019 #18

Boy oh boy, Wellstone ruled May 2019 #10

I received one of these the other day SoCalNative May 2019 #11

Yes...a real update on this. I called both the Social Security Admin, and the San Diego Police Dept. Stuart G May 2019 #12

Neither the Social Security, nor the IRS, nor any government agency calls question everything May 2019 #13

Not even sure what that means zipplewrath May 2019 #15

I've heard that one wryter2000 May 2019 #17

Never ever return a call if you don't know who called you. Cold War Spook May 2019 #19

If I'm feeling "feisty" that day mitch96 May 2019 #20