April is a peak month when seniors are more likely to be subjected to scam callers posing as Social Security Administration officials.
These types of calls often act as phishing expeditions, with thieves looking to extract personal data that might be valuable later.
However, they typically devolve into a more threatening encounter with great haste.
The ultimate goal of these types of contacts is typically to notify the victim of an outstanding debt that must be paid to the federal government.
On March 27, 2025, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team revealed that 40% of the phone calls the Social Security Administration receives are from “fraudsters” who are changing beneficiaries’ bank information to steal benefits.
Tax season is notoriously saturated with these kinds of calls, but they can and do happen without restrictions across the year.
Seniors are often ideal targets for fake IRS agents because their income isn’t quite as straightforward as that of a typical adult worker.
Investment income and other features of a retiree’s tax filings can lead to greater vulnerability when a scammer calls and claims that a tax bill remains unpaid.
For its part, the IRS notes that its employees will never threaten to have you arrested (a common tactic among scammers) or demand an immediate payment from you.
Moreover, the IRS won’t ever call without first sending a notice in the mail.
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Even when I did owe them money, the IRS didn’t call, I called them, and they were fine to deal with. But so many people are so afraid of getting in money trouble that they fall for this SS or IRS scam thing; this is a needed heads up.
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We just arrested two scammers who have bilked some local elders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. I’m praying they are all caught and some of this money is recovered. I’m Gen X , it’s been hard for me to understand why older generations surrender all to anyone claiming to be in authority, from the government, but that is exactly what they do. My mother lives with us and we actually got rid of our land line for that very reason. Someone will call claiming to be from some official agency and she is suddenly prepared to just hand over social security numbers and financial information and comply in any way they request. LOL, fortunately nobody here has any money, but still, it’s disconcerting how vulnerable older folks can be to scams.
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Yes, both my grandfather & mother had such problems I had to deal with back in the landline phone days. It still amazes me how someone is so willing to be swindled.
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My brother and I had my mother, who passed in 2020, answer scammers by saying, “My children handle my bills.” She’d say it, but then she wouldn’t hang up and they’d continue to try to scam her.
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Fair warning! Thanks, y’all!
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I get these calls daily. Always about Medicare or SS. Odd how all the folks at Medicare and SS are from India? I usually answer, ” this is officer Barney Fife, why are you calling on a secure police phone line.” Most of them hang up, but a few keep on jabbering their spiel, hoping to talk you into their scam.
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Barney Fife..I am roaring!
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They have no idea since I doubt Andy Griffith reruns show in India. Momo thinks I am diabolical. Maybe a little bit.
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