800-772-1213

Caller stated they were with the Amazon Fraud Unit and received notification that a cell phone for $999.00 Apple iphone 16 had been shipped to 49 Arcadia Ct. Albany, NY. Asking for my Soc Sec number to verify who I was. They stated they would transfer me to Soc sec office to find out who has defrauded me in 4 states; TX, KS, NY, Ohio. They had open back accts. in my name so they transferred me to Soc Sec office and I asked for a call back number 800-772-1213 , ID badge 9998421. When I tried called the number from another phone while I was talking - she heard the line and hung up. Since then I had two more calls with same 316-999-7560 and 740-600-6114. [BBB Scam Type: Phishing] [Business: Amazon Fraud Unit] [Location: AL, USA - 36345]

I dialed a number in error that closely resembles the number for social security. Social security's phone number is 1-800-772-1213. I accidentally called 1-800-773-1213. I was awarded with a free "life alert" style safety alert by a recording, then immediately transferred to another representative who asked if I could hear her clearly. I said, "Yes". She continued to promote my being awarded with this safety device to which I kept saying, "NO!". After realizing that it was a scam, I hung up. This entity, however, has my voice recorded saying "yes". [BBB Scam Type: Phishing] [Business: Life Alert Impostor] [Location: WV, USA - 25264]

Social security lock? I read this on Equifax.com regarding “locking” a social security number, after someone claimed this was the best way to recover from identity theft: —————————————- First, you can contact the Social Security Administration by phone at 800-772-1213 and request to block electronic access to your Social Security information. This process prevents anyone — including you — from changing or accessing your Social Security record. You can remove this block down the road as long as you provide proof of identity as required by the Social Security Administration. First, you can contact the Social Security Administration by phone at 800-772-1213 and request to block electronic access to your Social Security information. This process prevents anyone — including you — from changing or accessing your Social Security record. You can remove this block down the road as long as you provide proof of identity as required by the Social Security Administration. —————————————- Is this really an option to block all social security number fraud after your identity has been stolen? I feel I must be misunderstanding something because even my fraud protection service did not offer something as simple as this. When it says “changing or accessing your social security record,” could that be referring to social security in an employment sense and not for all the other fraud situations that can arise from a compromised SSN? I’m wondering if this is the same as locking E-verify? Thanks so much to this sub for all the guidance.