Sounds to me like you are part of the scam. How could someone pull off a call from the number recited....they were in that office idiot. The map point to a southern state as to where this number is from, not CA. Also, they call on one 800 number and ask you to call back on a different 800 number. I do not think so. You should have signed in as ScamMan.
I had first called the Social Security toll-free line to apply for Medicare and after a couple of switches was forwarded to the person who took my application, which involved discussion of a number of personal details regarding Social Security. She asked for a number to call if we got disconnected and I gave her my number. She then called the number about 10 minutes after our discussion, to recheck a detail we had discussed, and my phone registered the 510-970-1100 number. The toll-free number she gave me in case I wanted to call and update any of the information we discussed was 1-877-777-3794.
I guess anyone with a question could call the toll-free number for Social Security, or their local Social Security office and ask about their application and whether any more information was needed.
I got a call from this number from the person who handled my Medicare application, who may be an employee of a Federal contractor to Social Security. I got that impression from a few details of our conversation. She seemed to have a telephone script she was required to follow and, by her comments, she seemed not to be a government employee. Given the way I reached her (by first calling a government, that is, Social Security, phone number posted on the Social Security website), the return call seemed legitimate.
9/26/2008 I received a call from a women stating that she was from the social security office and wanted to send me information regarding starting to get my ss now instead of 66yrs.She told me what I would be getting now etc.She said I did not have to decide now, that she would mail me information. She asked me to verify my mailing address,ss #, mothers name (same 6 questions that the ss office asks when you call in) I did (wrong thing to do). As soon as I hung up I realized how dumb I was and called back the SS number she gave me and they informed me that no one had called from the SS office.