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<p>Law Office of<br>
<strong>F.ANDREKITA SILVA</strong><br>
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December 11, 2021<br>
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I agree this is spam- which is getting extremely sophisticated these days.<br>
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I report these spam calls to Federal Trade Commission all the time. It helps keep down the volume of spam.<br>
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You can do this by going to their website:<br>
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https://www.donotcall.gov/<br>
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You will provide the number on which you received spam message, the number that called you, the time, and date.<br>
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andrekita<br>
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva<br>
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000<br>
Seattle, Washington 98101<br>
206-224-8288<br>
www.seattle-silvalaw.com<br>
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Quoting Sara Longley <<a href="mailto:sara@ivylawgroup.com">sara@ivylawgroup.com</a>>:</p>
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<p>It would be a good thing to also report this to the FTC and the Social Security Administration, since they want to know when scammers are impersonating federal agencies.<br>
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<p>On Dec 11, 2021, at 7:33 AM, Joshua McKarcher <josh@mckarcherlaw.com> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Agreed. I would delete the voice mail and not respond. A phone call is notice of nothing at all, at least anything that could legally bind you or trigger some deadline. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Unless you receive written communication (not via email), it is almost certainly not the SSA or IRS or any other revenue collecting <span id="ms-outlook-ios-cursor">branch of the federal government. I would simply delete the voice mail. </span></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">Joshua D. McKarcher</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">McKarcher Law PLLC</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">(509) 758-3314 (fax)</div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">josh@mckarcherlaw.com</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 10, 2021 2:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv; Brent Williams-Ruth<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Social Security Overpayment Call? Is this a scam?</font>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I recall reading that the SSA absolutely NEVER makes contact by phone; only by USPS letters. So it's likely a scammer.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/10/2021 13:45, Brent Williams-Ruth wrote:</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I received a voicemail from a representative from the Social Security Administration indicating that one of my Decedent's from 2020 had an overpayment of $8,200+ and they want it back. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The Probate went through all the regular machinations and closed earlier in this year. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I have tried to do basic online searching and found a forum where people are talking about this being fraudulent practices of scammers. There was a link to the SSA website warning about scams but did not provide a number where people can call to verify. </div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Uncertain how to proceed. Is it normal to receive a phone call without any correspondence?</div>
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