Officials advise anyone who receives such a call to just hang up and never give out personal. Police are advising anyone who receives a call asking for their Social Insurance Number, or any personal or financial information, to request a name and a call-back number and verify the institution requesting the information.Īnyone who suspects they have been targeted in a phone scam is encouraged to contact their local police, and also the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-88. The scammers are specifically targeting numbers with 804, 540 and 434 area codes, police said. IF there is an issue with your SS they send letters and tell you to call them for appointments. The Government does not contact people by phone for important business. Press 1 to speak with our Service Canada officer now. Answer (1 of 42): Its a SCAM and hang up on them. You can call our National 800 Number at 1-80 between 8:00 a.m.
The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund (OASI), which pays retirement and survivor benefits. You can find the phone number for your local office by using our Office Locator. In last week’s newsletter, I discussed the coming shortfall in the Social Security Trust Fund. It is urgent to hear back from you before we proceed with the suspension of your Social Insurance Number. If you cannot use our online services, we can help you by phone when you call your local Social Security office or our toll-free National 800 Number. The callers of these scams say they are calling from a specific federal agency and request the individual's name, date of birth and SIN. We have an order to suspend your Social Insurance Number immediately as your social has been found suspicious for illegal and criminal activity. The caller then says the person will be arrested if their personal information is not provided. The phone calls involve someone calling from 1-800 numbers, local numbers and the RCMP toll-free number (1-80) and saying that there are issues with the individual's Social Insurance Number (SIN). The Nova Scotia RCMP is warning the public about a number of phone scams being reported throughout the province.
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