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Abbreviation
SSA
Agencies
Social Security Administration
Federal Agency
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United States
What to Report to the OIG Hotline
If you are a Social Security Administration (SSA) employee, or an employee of an SSA contractor or grantee, and you suspect fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement in SSA programs or operations, or reprisal against you for reporting wrongdoing, you may report that to the Social Security Fraud Hotline. You may find more whistleblower information at https://oig.ssa.gov/whistleblower-protection.
The SSA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigates many types of Social Security-related fraud, including
• Social Security-related scams
• making false statements or facilitating fraud in applying for Social Security benefits
• concealing work activity while receiving disability benefits
• receiving Social Security benefits for a child not under the recipient’s care
• receiving and using a deceased person’s Social Security benefits
• concealing a marriage or assets while receiving Supplemental Security Income
• residing overseas while receiving Supplemental Security Income
• misusing benefits when acting as a representative payee
• SSA employee or contract and procurement fraud
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The following matters are generally NOT investigated by the SSA OIG:
• 911 emergencies
• Medicare or Medicaid fraud (report this to Health and Human Services OIG at https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/report-fraud/)
• Lost or stolen Social Security cards (visit https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/)
• Identity theft that is not related to Social Security benefits or programs (visit https://www.identitytheft.gov/)
• Misuse of Social Security numbers on tax returns (visit IRS’ Identity Protection site at https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams)
• Direct Express® account fraud (contact Direct Express® Customer Service at the number on the back of your card, and report this to the Treasury Office of the Inspector General at https://www.treasury.gov/about/organizational-structure/ig/Pages/OigOnlineHotlineForm.aspx)
Hotline Page
Whistleblower Protection Page
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date
Processing Non-citizens’ Original Social Security Numbers Electronically Through Enumeration Programs
2023
A-08-22-51136
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration’s Rejection of State Electronic Death Registration Reports
2020
A-08-18-50499
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
Follow-up on Deceased Beneficiaries and Recipients with No Death Information on the Numident
2022
A-09-20-50936
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration’s Administration of the Next Generation Telephony Project Contract
2025
022324
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
Contract with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for Analysis of the Social Security Administration’s Disability Process
2025
062325
Audit
Social Security Administration OIG
Social Security Administration
Quincy Woman Sentenced for Social Security Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
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New York Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Money Laundering Connected to Stolen Federal Funds
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
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Pawtucket Man Admits to Defrauding Federally Funded Benefit Programs Using Stolen Identities, Altering and Cashing Stolen U.S. Treasury Checks
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
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St. Joseph Man Charged with Aggravated Identity Theft of Minnesota Man
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
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