Posts Tagged ‘social security’
Action Needed for Social Security Beneficiaries with Dependents & Who Do Not File Tax Returns to Receive $500 Per Child Payment
Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department soon. People receiving benefits who did not file 2018 or 2019 taxes, and have qualifying children under age 17, however, should not wait for their automatic $1,200 individual…
Read MoreSenator Carper joins colleagues pressuring Treasury Dept. to reverse Social Security tax filing stimulus decision
Social Security recipients will automatically receive direct cash assistance in the coronavirus stimulus package without having to file tax returns. The reversal comes after Delaware’s Senior U.S. Senator Tom Carper joined 40 of his colleagues demanding the decision be reversed following guidance that the IRS issued. Earlier this week, the Treasury Department stated that Social Security…
Read MoreDSP Warns You About Social Security Phone Scams
According to the Social Security Administration in the last year, Social Security phone scams have skyrocketed, becoming the #1 type of fraud reported to the Federal Trade Commission and to Social Security. Similar to other types of telephone scams, the scammers are trying to trick you into giving them your personal information and money. Don’t…
Read MoreOCPD Warns of Social Security, Bitcoin Scam
Ocean City Police officials are warning residents and visitors about an ongoing phone scam that attempts to gain money from unsuspecting persons. Officials say the caller claims to be from the Social Security Administration or a local, state or federal law enforcement agency. They then tell the person that their Social Security number was used…
Read MoreAnother Phone Scam to Watch and Listen For
Here’s another phone scam that is making the rounds. A WGMD listener emailed this story to us last week. Her mother received a call from a number she didn’t recognize – and didn’t answer the phone. However a computerized voice message was left in a threatening manner: “We (no identification of who the “we” is)…
Read MorePhone & Internet Scams On the Rise
Scam artists are contacting residents on Delmarva trying to get you to give up your personal information. Recent scams include bogus calls from utility companies, the IRS and Social Security. Nearly all the scams include threats of arrest if you do not act immediately. Many want you to pay with re-loadable or gift cards or…
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