State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning West Virginians about a scam involving social security
benefits.
Morrisey says callers are impersonating
a Social Security Administration employee and telling citizens their benefits
have been underpaid and need to be adjusted.
The scammers are targeting senior
citizens and telling them their benefits will be fixed if they provide their
banking information.
Morrisey says citizens should always be
wary of aggressive callers or deals that seem to be too good to be true. And he
says not to give out personal information, such as Social Security numbers,
bank routing numbers or credit card numbers.
Consumers are urged to report the call
to the attorney general's consumer protection division at 1-800-368-8808.
