Template:Did you know nominations/SSA impersonation scam

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:39, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

SSA impersonation scam

  • ... that in the three months preceding November 2020, almost half of Americans were subject to an SSA impersonation scam robocall? Source: "Nearly half of Americans were targeted by a Social Security scam in the three months prior to November 2020" ([1])
    • ALT1:... that in 2019 over $37 million USD were lost by victims of the SSA impersonation scam? Source: "That’s as individuals reported losing almost $153 million to government imposter schemes in 2019, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Of that, more than $37 million was attributed to Social Security scams.") ([2])

Created by Pahunkat (talk) and RadixxTheNefarious (talk). Nominated by Pahunkat (talk) at 19:11, 18 December 2020 (UTC).

  • N.B. I've got no DYK's, so I think I'm exempt from QPQ (but if I'm wrong then ping me here). Thanks, Pahunkat (talk) 19:36, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
  • Date, length and hook all OK (my preference is for the original). QPQ is not needed as this is the first nomination. No close paraphrasing. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 21:05, 20 December 2020 (UTC)