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.
Just tried calling this number back, and a recording came on saying " you've just called a non-working number. And yes I received a call earlier from a lady claiming to be a SSI investagator. And wanted my attorney's number, adj. CASE #, AND CLAIM # SEE I get all worked up over this kind of [***].
My husband got a call this morning (Saturday) and a woman identified herself as someone from the Social Security Office. She said she was required by law to notify him that his benefits my be reduced because I applied for Social Security. He was caught off guard and he said the woman didn't ask him for any information, but he thought no one from SS would be calling on a Saturday since the sequester is in place. He tried to call the number back and got a "non-working number" message. Thinking this was a phishing call with no way to verify it with Social Security, we spent half the day putting security alerts on our banks and our credit. Now it appears this was a legitimate call, but the only thing that would affect my husband's SS is if I died so calling him with that info was silly. I am calling Social Security on Monday and if this call was legit, they are going to get a piece of my mind. They need a better system. With all the scams out there they have to know that this kind of call is only going to scare people. Had the incoming call indicated Social Security and been a legitimate 1-800 number that you could return the call, it would not cause panic. Now I have to go through extra security to access our bank accounts - and I still don't know why they would tell my husband his payment is going to be reduced - I was the Benefit's Officer for 15 years at the agency we retired from and that simply is not true. If I die it will affect his payment - but in a good way. Thanks Social Security - if you read this, please fix this process and stop scaring people.
Got a call from this number and spoke to a man from india and he said it was about my son's ssi so I told him I was his father but he would not talk to me and kept asking for his mother I again said that I was the husband and the boys father but he would not talk with me so I figured that if you can't talk to me about my own son then I feel that something funny is going on so I hung up and we do not return any calls. If ss wants us they can send us a letter.