Tech fixes · Scams Targeting Seniors & Families # Call Saying Medicare or Social Security Is Suspended? What to Do Hang up. Your Social Security number can’t be “suspended,” and Medicare doesn’t call out of the blue asking for your number or payment. If you’re worried, call Social Security or Medicare yourself at the numbers on their official websites. Also searched as: Social Security number suspended call · Medicare card scam call · SSA scam call · caller asking for Medicare number - **Starting price:** From $400 plus phone service - **Where:** Remote, anywhere in the U.S. - **Quote:** Fixed price before work starts ## Try this first - Hang up without pressing any buttons - Don’t confirm your Social Security, Medicare or bank numbers - Call the agency yourself if you’re unsure - Report Social Security impersonation at oig.ssa.gov - Report Medicare fraud at 1-800-MEDICARE - Check your Medicare statements for services you didn’t get Common causes - Robocalls with official-sounding recordings - Spoofed caller ID showing a government number - Offers of new Medicare cards, braces or free tests - Threats of arrest or lost benefits ## When it’s more than a quick fix If your Social Security, Medicare or bank numbers were given out, freeze your credit and claim your my Social Security account right away. ### How we fix it remotely We set up call screening so these calls don’t ring through, freeze credit, claim the my Social Security and Medicare accounts before a thief can, and turn on alerts. Get it fixed[Call us](https://wisconsintechshop.com/contact/#call) ## How a remote fix works 1. **Tell us what’s happening:** Two minutes with the form on this page. No account needed. 2. **Get a fixed price:** A reply within one business day, with the price agreed before any work starts. 3. **We fix it remotely:** You approve access, follow progress and pay in your private client portal. ## Related services - [Call Screening for Seniors (Only Approved Numbers Ring)](https://wisconsintechshop.com/senior-safety/senior-call-screening/): Calls from family, friends, doctors and other approved numbers ring through. Unknown callers are asked who they are or sent to voicemail, and robocalls never ring at all. (From $400 plus phone service) - [Identity Theft Protection for Seniors](https://wisconsintechshop.com/senior-safety/senior-identity-theft-protection/): Close the doors identity thieves use: credit freezes, an IRS Identity Protection PIN, a my Social Security account and Medicare account set up first so nobody else can, and mail and account alerts. (From $200) - [Family Scam Alerts & Money Safeguards](https://wisconsintechshop.com/senior-safety/family-scam-alerts/): Set up the alerts and safeguards that catch scams in time: bank and card alerts to a trusted family member, credit freezes and a plan for what to do when something looks wrong. (From $150) ## Questions ### The caller ID said Social Security. Was it real? Caller ID is easy to fake. Real agencies don’t threaten arrest or demand payment by phone. ### They already have my Medicare number. Now what? Watch your Medicare statements for services you didn’t receive, report it at 1-800-MEDICARE and keep a close eye on bills. ### Can you fix this remotely? We set up call screening so these calls don’t ring through, freeze credit, claim the my Social Security and Medicare accounts before a thief can, and turn on alerts. ## More scams targeting seniors & families fixes - [Parent Let a Scammer Into Their Computer](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/parent-gave-scammer-remote-access/) - [Got a “Grandma, I’m in Trouble” Call](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/grandparent-scam-call/) - [Asked to Pay With Gift Cards](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/gift-card-scam/) - [Fake Amazon or Refund Call About an Overpayment](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/fake-refund-scam/) - [Elderly Parent Getting Scam Calls All Day](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/parent-gets-scam-calls-all-day/) - [Parent Keeps Getting Scam Emails](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/parent-gets-scam-emails/) - [Text About an Unpaid Toll or Missed Package](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/scam-texts-toll-package/) - [Email Saying Your Geek Squad, Norton or McAfee Plan Renewed](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/fake-antivirus-renewal-email/) - [Worried a Parent Is in an Online Romance Scam](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/romance-scam-warning-signs/) - [Parent’s Email Hacked and Sending Scams to Friends](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/parent-email-hacked/) [All tech fixes](https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/) ## Want us to just fix it? Tell us what’s happening. Most problems like this are fixed remotely, often the same day, and every request gets a reply within one business day. - Big projects and small ones are all welcome - Fixed-price quotes, no surprise invoices - You own your code, data and accounts - A client portal to track progress, invoices and payments - Rooted in Wisconsin, serving businesses nationwide Rather talk it through? [Call us](https://wisconsintechshop.com/contact/#call) --- Source: https://wisconsintechshop.com/fix/medicare-social-security-scam-call/ Contact: hello@wisconsintechshop.com · https://wisconsintechshop.com/contact/