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Scams from Impersonation Scam and Other Scams and social environment somewhere close by.
Sadly, there are a lot of other Americans
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It is August 2020 and According to the U.S. Senate Special
it is hot out there! Committee on Aging (USSSCA), the Social
Summer is full on, and Security Impersonation Scam was the #1
sadly, so is the scam reported to their Fraud Hotline (1-
coronavirus pandemic. Most of us are still 855-303-9470) in 2019. https://
under Stay-At-Home orders, so hopefully www.aging.senate.gov/press-releases/
we are staying indoors where it is usually senate-aging-committee-shines-spotlight-
cooler than the rising temperatures on-social-security-scamthe-1-reported-
outside. Meanwhile, however, regardless scam-to-fraud-hotline- Per the Federal
of whether the weather is hot or cold, Trade Commission (FTC), Americans lost
whether it’s summer or winter, and nearly $38M to this scam in 2019. The
regardless of whether there’s a worldwide Social Security Administration’s Office of
pandemic going on, or not — scammers Inspector General received over 115,000
are just as busy as they ever were, and complaints re: this scam in less than three
perhaps, even more so than before the months from late 2019 to early 2020. For
pandemic. Afterall, they have a captive more detailed information, see the
audience with everyone staying indoors at USSSCA’s 2020 Fraud Book, which
home. So, let’s be prepared and get one up identifies the top 10 scams that target and
on the scammers. Let’s take a look at the victimize seniors in America. https://
Social Security Impersonation Scam and www.aging.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/
how it works. Fraud%20Book%20%202020.pdf

Imagine … You’re at home, peacefully
minding your own business, reading a new What You Can Do to Protect Yourself
novel or your favorite recipe book, sipping a tall, from Scammers
cold glass of iced lemonade, when the phone If you receive a suspicious call, just
rings. The voice on the other end of the line hang up and call the USSSCA’s Fraud
identifies himself as a representative from the Hotline at 1-855-303-0470. You may also
Social Security Administration (SSA). Sorry, report scams to the Federal Trade
he says, I don’t mean to alarm you, but your Commission at 877-382-4357 or https://
Social Security number has been compromised www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/
and a vehicle registered in your name was #crnt&panel1-1. If you have questions
found at the scene of a crime. Your Social about Medicare fraud / abuse, or believe
Security number was also used to set up bank you have been the victim of Medicare
accounts connected with a drug cartel. A fraud please contact the Senior Medicare
moment later, the caller transfers you to Patrol (SMP) at 1-855-613-7080. For more
someone who identifies himself as a DEA (Drug info regarding California SMP, go to
Enforcement Administration) investigator. The www.cahealthadvocates.org. Contact the
alleged DEA investigator instructs you to wire Los Angeles County District Attorney’s
all of your available assets to an offshore account office online at http://da.lacounty.gov//
where those funds will be protected while legal or phone (213) 974-3512.
action is taken against the drug cartel. And to
top it all off, the purported DEA investigator
warns you that if you don’t cooperate, it will be STOP SENIOR SCAMS ! ACTING UCjFjb-WPPr8KAXq1dlu1EvA Together Dr. Sherry McCoy, PhD, is a freelance
assumed you are working with the drug cartel PROGRAM is on YOUTUBE! we can combat fraud! writer & actor for the Stop Senior Scams !
and you’ll be arrested. Although the Stop Senior Scams ! Acting Program (SSSAP) in Los Angeles.
Acting Program (SSSAP) in-person For more information, please contact
Sound crazy? Unbelievable? Think performances are on hold during this time On line the links listed will Adrienne Omansky at
again! This is exactly what happened to of the coronavirus pandemic, we are click through to content. SSSAP4U@gmail.com.
Machel Andersen, who testified on January committed to continuing our education Follow SSSAP on
29, 2020, before the U.S. Senate Special program through our videos on Zoom. Facebook at https://
Committee on Aging’s Hearing called Our first video was released in early June, Remember: You www.facebook.com/
“That’s Not the Government Calling: “Stop Senior Scams Acting Program and SSSAP2016/?fref=ts.
Protecting Seniors from the Social Security Medicare Telehealth Fraud.” You can may be a target, but Questions for the
Impersonation Scam.” https:// view it here — https:// writer should be directed
www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/thats- www.youtube.com/ you don’t have to be to “Dear Sherry” at Not Born Yesterday!
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ation-scam Machel Andersen was veterans, and will be released mid-July.
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