0:01
we have received suspicious trails of
0:03
information in your name the moment you
0:06
receive this message I need you to get
0:08
back to me on my department division
0:10
toll-free number verify the last four
0:12
digits of your social security number
0:14
when you call to better assist you with
0:16
this issue ooh that sounds serious and
0:19
with all the recent news about social
0:21
security this call plays right into your
0:24
fears now if I don't hear a call from
0:27
you we will have to issue an arrest
0:29
warrant under your name and get you
0:31
arrested so get back to me as soon as
0:34
possible but don't ever call him back
0:37
because it's just a criminal on the
0:39
other end of that ROOC call trying to
0:41
cash in on the $1.5 trillion of Social
0:46
Security payments that are made annually
0:54
scam calls are designed to frighten you
0:57
into paying quickly someone identified
1:00
himself as a representative of the
1:03
Social Security office and that a
1:06
warrant a no bail warrant had been
1:10
issued for my arrest they actually said
1:13
federal authorities including an armed
1:15
marshal would appear at my door within
1:18
the next 24 hours another big social
1:21
security scam involves this email
1:23
message which says taxpayer we are
1:26
introducing a new mandatory digital form
1:30
to update your tax refund information
1:34
and it's only compatible with Windows
1:37
PC wait a minute there is a lot to
1:40
unpack here first of all it is not
1:42
social security but the IRS which
1:45
provides tax refunds that is a big red
1:47
flag secondly it says the download is
1:50
only compatible with a PC not Google not
1:54
iOS or any other operating system again
1:56
a red flag and finally there is the
2:03
ssa.govstatement.gov that is not a
2:06
legitimate Social Security email address
2:10
the only domain that Social Security
2:14
ssa.gov period there is nothing ever
2:17
after gov now to review your statement
2:20
or conduct other online business with
2:22
social security you must create a my
2:26
social security account and then log in
2:29
to access that information on the real
2:32
social security website at
2:36
ssa.gov remember Social Security will
2:39
never contact you by text or email
2:41
unless you request it first so ignore
2:44
those unsolicited phone calls and emails
2:48
with this consumer quickie i'm Steve
