7 On Your Side: No, your Social Security number isn’t suspended
The alert from the Federal Trade Commission has the simple headline: Your Social Security number isn’t suspended. Ever. The scam works like this: Somebody calls saying they need to reactivate your suspended Social Security number. They claim your Social Security number was targeted by fraudsters. The scammer gives you a phone number to call — where you’re asked to hand over your personal information. If someone tries this scam on…
