sounds like a scam, I applied for SSA retirement benefits On-line
no problems at all, why would the SSA call a cell phone unless you
had previous contact with them giving them a cell number?
and previous posters mentioned that their SSA office didn't know
anything about these calls.
I got a call this a.m. (10/21/08) telling me I had an hearing before a Judge Brown for 10:30 the following day and to check my "notice of hearing" for the exact place and time.....FIRST OF ALL....I DO NOT HAVE A HEARING BEFORE ANY JUDGE SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW OR ANY OTHER DAY!! THIS IS A SCAM CALL!!!!! I would advise anyone to never, ever respond to this type of call even if you do have some kind of appointment scheduled....It's just a ploy to pry personal information that you should never give out over the phone to anyone!!
I did not pick up the phone and have reported the number to the National Do Not Call Registry although I don't expect any results....(I also have a grip about that website; ever since I moved and got this new number I have gotten a lot of solication calls and it's done me no good to put my number on that list)
I work at a Law firm that deals with SSA, one of my clients rec'd this call. When I called that SSA to get confirm for my clients appt I was told that the Automated system would not be giving wrong information. When I called the # back. I told me that is was not a working #. So for all of you on this that are part of the scam, I think that it is unacceptable for you to be taking advantage of the disabled. I would just like to say that ALL SOULD BE CAREFUL WHAT INFOMATION YOU ARE GIVING OUT. I HOPE NONE OF YOU FALL VICTIM TO THIS SCAM!!!!!