National Slam the Scam Day is this Thursday, part of Consumer Protection Week. The day is an initiative to raise public awareness by helping the public to combat Social Security-related scams. Scammers are counting on you being uninformed of their deceptive tactics. This National Day aims to inform you on scammer tactics so you don’t fall prey to their schemes.
Marlo Anderson, the founder of National Day Calendar, knows a few things about how scammers operate. He has witnessed countless people from the community come into our local shop, having just been scammed by phone calls, emails, and threats. Don’t let scammers catch you unaware of their malicious tricks and schemes. Scammers
are counting on you being uninformed of their deceptive tactics so that you will fall prey to their ruses. Don’t let it happen. Join us on National Slam the Scam Day, March 9, 2023,
to help raise awareness and prevent scammers from succeeding in their crimes. National Slam the Scam Day is an initiativecreated in 2020 to raise public awareness tocombat Social Security-related scams. Last year, it expanded to include other government imposter scams as reported losses from consumers climbed to more than $446 million in
2021. According to the Federal Trade Commission reported losses for 2022 are nearly
$509 million. SSA OIG partners with other government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector to increase awareness about how to spot government imposter scamsand avoid becoming a victim.
Consumer awareness is the most effective method of deterring these crimes; therefore,
Slam the Scam Day is held annually as part of the Federal Trade Commission’s National.
Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) In a government imposter scam, someone claims to be an SSA or another government
employee and may ask for personal information, demand payment, or make threats.
These scams primarily use the telephone, but scammers may also use email, text
messages, social media, or U.S. mail.
Source: Office of the Inspector General, Social Security Administration