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« : May 16, 2012, 11:47:45 AM »

Good Morning , Henry   Just wanted to inform both you and any other Social Security recipients of a scam now circulating nationwide , but especially in Florida. My friend Mary received a form letter from SS informing her that as of the next payment in June ,her monthly allotment will be deposited in the new financial institution as she had allegedly requested . Since she hadn't requested such an action , she went to the local social security office for an explanation . What she found out was that someone had requested that the deposit be transferred to a type of credit card which then be used by that person without any expectation of legal action towards them .
Fortunately , the SS office sent a letter out and fortunately also , Mary did not dismiss the letter but asked for more information . The representative at the local office reversed the action , but warned Mary to check on her next deposit date to make sure it was in the bank .He also told her that this scam has been going on for at least five months and several such situations have happened in this area , with the result usually being that the funds cannot be recovered for a long period of time ( if ever ) .  Hope this info helps someone to avoid such a situation .
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« #1 : May 16, 2012, 12:55:29 PM »

Great to hear from you, Dick !
Sorry it is on this subject, but thanks for the heads-up, mom's down there next to the Cape.

Take Care & God Bless,
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« #2 : May 16, 2012, 06:04:30 PM »

Hi Dick,
Good to hear from you again - I check my deposits and on-line payments almost on a daily basis - I had not heard of this scam and am sure it will alert a few seniors.

Henry Raymond
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