---
title: Latest Rash of Scam Calls Come From ‘Social Security’
metaTitle: "Social Security Scam Calls"
slug: social-security-scam-calls
date: "2019-05-03T08:02:51-05:00"
image:
  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/undefined.webp"
sourcePublisher:
  name: New York Times
legacySlug: latest-rash-of-scam-calls-come-from-social-security
tags: [Impostor Scam, Phone Scam, Social Security]
status: published
---

Move over, Internal Revenue Service. Criminals now prefer the Social Security Administration as their cover agency when they try to swindle Americans over the phone.

The I.R.S. has long been a popular choice for telephone scammers, who call pretending to be federal tax representatives to extract money, personal information or both from consumers.

But federal authorities say they have seen fraudulent calls from Social Security Administration impostors “skyrocket” over the past year, overtaking the fake I.R.S. calls…

Source:https://nyti.ms/2Ln3XzV