Dear Toni: On April 20, I received an email stating that I americium to person a $200 monthly summation successful my Social Security check, which volition beryllium $2,400 for the year.
I americium hesitant to reply to the emails due to the fact that I work your nonfiction stating that Medicare, Social Security oregon the IRS volition not nonstop retired emails seeking information. You advised your readers not to reply to an email oregon text, truthful I did not.
I person not received announcement by message oregon email explaining erstwhile this summation volition happen. Do you cognize wherever I should spell for trustworthy information? — Chris, Columbus, Ohio
Dear Chris: Social Security has precocious warned the nationalist astir attempts to summation your idiosyncratic accusation to person a cost-of-living accommodation (COLA) from the Social Security Administration for $2,400, oregon $200 a month.
Social Security does not denote what the caller COLA is until the fall.
The caller COLA for 2027 volition beryllium announced successful precocious October oregon aboriginal November of 2026. The COLA for 2027 volition statesman with your caller 2027 Social Security cheque magnitude payable successful January 2027.
Chris, you person received a bogus email from a scammer who is lone trying to to get wealth retired of you. The bureau of the inspector wide for Social Security keeps a database of existent scams astatine oig.ssa.gov/scam-alerts. Medicare and the IRS person akin offices watching retired for prevalent scams.
Below are a fewer tips to assistance support you from Social Security, Medicare oregon IRS fraud:
■ Have a information publication by your telephone for scam/fraud calls. Tell anyone, particularly scammers, you bash not springiness retired idiosyncratic accusation implicit the phone. Stick to the publication nary substance what!
■ For scam/fraud emails, bash not unfastened the email oregon reply back. Just delete the email.
■ Never springiness your Medicare oregon Social Security fig to strangers who telephone you connected the phone, travel knocking connected your doorway oregon inquire for it successful an email oregon text.
■ Do not judge “free” offers successful speech for your Medicare number. Remember, thing is free. These scammers volition person Medicare wage for immoderate they are offering, and they volition usage your Medicare fig to get it paid for.
Social Security, Medicare and IRS fraud are exploding, truthful delight fto your friends and household members cognize what I person conscionable told you.
Toni King is an writer and columnist connected Medicare and wellness security issues. If you person a Medicare question, email info@tonisays.com oregon telephone 832-519-8664.
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