WASHINGTON – The Social Security Administration and the Office of the Inspector General partnered to raise public awareness about Social Security impostor scams during the third annual “Slam the Scam” Day March 10. Social Security scams – where fraudsters attempt to mislead victims into making cash or gift card payments to fix purported Social Security number problems or to avoid arrest – are an ongoing government impostor fraud scheme.

For several years, Social Security impersonation scams have been one of the most common government impostor scams reported to the Federal Trade...