{"id":579,"date":"2020-06-19T15:08:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/currentscams.com\/?p=579"},"modified":"2020-06-19T15:08:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:08:37","slug":"suspended-social-security-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currentscams.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/19\/suspended-social-security-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspended Social Security Number? Never."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You receive a call and you\u2019re told that he\u2019s from the government and you now have a suspended Social Security number because of some connection to fraud or other criminal activity. They say to call a special number where you\u2019ll get help to clear it up.  They\u2019ll then proceed to ask you for personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The caller sounds very professional so you should do exactly what he says to make things right \u2026. Wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FTC has received reports about scammers trying to trick people out of their personal information by telling them that they need to reactivate their supposedly suspended social security number. The scammers say the SSN was suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REMEMBER this\u2026.  Social Security numbers NEVER get suspended.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is just a variation of a government imposter scam<\/a> and they\u2019re just after your SSN, bank account number, or other personal information. In this variation of the scam, the caller pretends to be protecting you from a scam while he\u2019s trying to lure you into one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few tips to protect yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n