The scammers call you up and pretend to be from a government agency: Social Security, the Treasury, or Internal Revenue Service.
They lure you by something like.....
- Offering to let you get or keep a benefit if you give them some personal information for "verification."
- Threaten to stop your Social Security unless you send them money by wire, transfire or gift card.
- Offer you a "relief grant" some something similar if you send them an application fee.
- Telling you that your Social Security check is in danger because they have detected "fraudulent activity" on your account.
These criminals often ask you to send them a payment in the form of a check, money order, credit card, or even prepaid gift cards.
Real government agencies do not call you on the phone for this type of thing. Never give your personal information to anyone on the phone. And never send any form of payment to a stranger who calls on the phone or contacts you by internet. These are always (always) scams.
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