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MichMan

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7. There are different types of fraud

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2025, 05:46 PM

May 2

One is people falsely claiming benefits, or collecting for people that are deceased. This is likely not very widespread, but in a program the size of SS, it may still amount to quite a bit of $$.

The other, which this change seems to be addressing, is people that are already receiving benefits having their direct deposits re directed by a scammer to their own account. I can't imagine not getting your check one month and finding out that your banking info was changed without your knowledge. Must be a nightmare trying to get that problem solved.

I certainly wouldn't want anyone stealing my monthly deposit that way. Making people go in person for banking changes would seem to be reasonable.

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Social Security: Changes in procedures and direct deposits from May onwards [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2 OP

less than 1% fraud justifies this? CousinIT May 2 #1

I don't understand why this is an issue? What am I not getting? msfiddlestix May 2 #2

for me, it's what they say and what they do stillcool May 2 #3

I will share an example of why this is a problem for some senseandsensibility May 2 #4

That's the purpose (or one of them) I believe: keeping people like your relative from getting the benefits they deserve. CousinIT May 3 #8

Thanks for the reminder senseandsensibility May 3 #10

They pulled this voter fraud bs and look what happened. GreenWave May 2 #5

I feel like what I'm getting at is the fact that identity authentication has been established for a very long time msfiddlestix May 3 #11

My cousin Rebl2 May 2 #6

??? Wow. No idea. There's no telling what the hell roadblocks they're putting up now. CousinIT May 3 #9

DL doesn't work for them? I think I needed to show my driver's license if I recall correctly. this is 15 years ago. msfiddlestix May 3 #12

There are different types of fraud MichMan May 2 #7