These calls from +17185573000 are almost always impostors pretending to be the Social Security Administration. They pressure you for personal data, claim pending benefits, or schedule fake appointments. Never give out your SSN, bank info, or address unless you’ve initiated the contact through an official SSA channel. If a caller asks you to call a toll‑free number, hang up and verify the number on the official SSA website. Use call‑blocking apps, report the number to the FTC, and let friends and family know the scam is circulating. Staying skeptical and confirming through official channels stops the fraud.
It's worth noting that calling their 800 number results in an excessively long wait time, exceeding an hour
The caller, who had a difficult-to-understand accent, claimed to be from the social security administration and was inquiring about my social security number claim, which appears to be a phishing scam.
Warning: this is a fake call targeting seniors, allegedly from SSI, where the caller becomes nervous when questioned and provides another number, claiming potential unavailability due to lunch, which is suspicious, especially at 9:30 AM in NY
Many US Government offices reportedly use the caller ID "US GOVERNMENT" to identify themselves.
Although this call appears to be legitimate from the SSA, since it's from an unrecognized area code, we didn't answer, but they promptly sent an email with a toll-free number to contact them.
Multiple calls from this number, supposedly from New York state, have been blocked.
Benefitsowed seems to be involved in the scam based on available information.
A message was received from this number, claiming to be from the Social Security Administration.
I didn't answer the call, but i called the number, and it say's it's a non working phone number, nopne would answer
This # has been calling me like 6 times in the last 10 minute, they claim to be the US Government but i highly doubt it, so i'm gonna use call block now
Within a short span of time, I recieved two calls from this numer, the second call included a message from a woman who was looking for a male with a diferent first name but same last name as mine, apparently regarding a social security application.
This number is suspected to be part of a scam, and it's advised not to answer calls from it
It seems this companey is responsibl for creating fake reveiws on various sites, they called my home phone and the caller ID disaplayed "US GOVERNMENT" regarding a recent medicare application, the womans voice sounded suspisous, she refused to give me detalils unless I 'verifid' my personal info, didnt have a conformation number or an ID badge number, just calld herself Casandra, she gave a call-back number that I coudnt verify online, SSA coudnt verify the number and when I calld them back to chek, the phone rang 6 times befor some random dude picked up, no SSA voice recording, they wanted my SSN immediatly, I hung up, its a scam
It's puzzling that someone would look up a number, determine its owner, and then post a glowing review on a site dedicated to exposing scams.
A call was received requesting birth date and social security number, and upon attempting to call back, it was discovered to be a disconnected number, indicating a fraudulent scheme masquerading as the social security office.
Initially, I was skeptical, but after contacting my local office, they confirmed the call from the 718 number was legitimate.
A person with a accent, claiming to be from the SSA, requested info on my retiement funds, I told him I was unsure if he was legit and he sugested I contact my local office, but I havent done that yet, insted I googled the number and found out its a scam.
Following an online application, I received a call from this number on 9/13-15 from an individual named Leung, who requested personal information, leading me to suspect fraud and report it to the FBI
Initially hesitant to provide personal information to the caller claiming to be from Social Security, I verified the call with my local SSA office, which confirmed its legitimacy; the call was from an office in Jamaica, Queens, handling questions related to online benefit applications.
Sorry for the misstake, i was replyin to the wrong post, the number that actuall called me was 718-557-3000
Having just spoken with my local SSA representative, I was skeptical when I received a call from this number, especially since I'm expecting a significant payment.
A message was left requesting a callback to a different number regarding a recent social security benefits application, which raises concerns about legitimacy
I actualy did recieve a call from the SS when i appied for disability, they informed me that i was approved, i found it odd to recieve a call, but it can happn
A call was received claiming a large deposit had been made to my account from sic sec, raising suspicions about the authenticity of the call.
Be aware that the SSA does not notify individuals of their approval status via telephone, so any such calls are likely scams.
I am happy to say, this number is not a scam, atleast not yet
After five attempts today, I chose to pick up.
Fortunately, I confirmed the legitimacy of this number with the main social security office, as they were reaching out to me regarding my retirement claim, bringing me much-needed relief
My caller ID say this call was from the U S Goverment, wich is weird
Following a lengthy wait on hold with the social security 800 number, approximately 50 minutes, it was discovered that an agent had made a note on my account regarding a courtesy call, although the caller ID number is unreturnable due to security measures for representatives.