Don't Fall for Social Security Scammers

Pressures you for personal information

Requests secrecy

Threatens to seize your bank account

Promises to increase your Social Security benefit

Tries to gain your trust by providing fake "documentation," false "evidence," or the name of a real government official

...it is a SCAM!

Do not give scammers money or personal information – Ignore Them!

Protect yourself and others from Social Security-related scams

Try to stay calm. Do not provide anyone with money or personal information when you feel pressured, threatened, or scared.

Hang up or ignore it. If you receive a suspicious call, text, or email, hang up or do not respond. Government employees will not threaten you, demand immediate payment, or try to gain your trust by sending you pictures or documents.

Report Social Security-related scams. If you receive a suspicious call, text, or email that mentions Social Security, ignore it and report it to the SSA Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Do not be embarrassed if you shared personal information or suffered a financial loss.

Get up-to-date information. Follow SSA OIG on Twitter @TheSSAOIG and Facebook @SSA Office of the Inspector General for the latest information on Social Security-related scams. Visit the Federal Trade Commission for information on other government scams.

Spread the word. Share your knowledge of Social Security-related scams. Post on social media using the hashtag #SlamtheScam to share your experience and warn others. Visit oig.ssa.gov/scam for more information. Please also share with your friends and family.

Report a Scam

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Thanks to Jeff O’Donnell for sending this.

Global Warming and Cooling Through the Centuries

The above graph is based on research done by Cliff Harris and Randy Mann, who own Harris-Mann Climatology. Click here to read what they have written about longer term patterns of global climate change. Information on their backgrounds can be found by clicking on the “About Us” link in the upper right corner of their page.

Thanks to Jo-Ann Rapaport for sending this link.

Marilyn Bottjer's Work in a Rug-Hooking Exhibit at Briarcliff Manor Library this month

Marilyn noted that the above rug was inspired by a recent biography of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark titled Red Comet.

Photo and Rug by Marilyn Bottjer

Marilyn said the above rug was inspired by Overstory by Richard Powers and Barkskins by Annie Proulx.

The Briarcliff Library is at One Library Way in the Law Memorial Park off Pleasantville Road.

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