How can beneficiaries know if a call is legitimately from SSA and not part of a scam?
Social Security may call if some questions on the application were not answered or if we cannot read the answer. We may also call to resolve discrepancies between answers on the application and information we receive from other Federal agencies about the applicant’s income or resources. When a Social Security employee calls for more information, he or she should never ask you for bank account numbers, credit card numbers or life insurance policy numbers. In most cases, a Social Security employee will not ask for a Social Security Number. The only time we will do so is if the number on the application is invalid and we need to know the correct number. If a person who receives a call from someone claiming to be a Social Security employee is at all suspicious, he or she should hang up and call Social Security back at 1-800-772-1213 to confirm that the call is legitimate. Question: I retired last June from teaching and I have been receiving an annuity from the Teacher Retirement System (TR
