ALBANY, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) — The Albany Police Department made a Facebook post on Friday warning Albany residents about a current phone scam. It says that the police department has received multiple reports from concerned people.
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The phone scam consists of people claiming that the social security number of the person they are calling is compromised and that someone from the Social Security Administration will come to their house to issue a new number. APD reminds residents that it would never ask for personal financial information over the phone.
Police warn people to hang up immediately if they receive one of these calls. It also provided some tips in regards to phone scams:
- Never provide personal, credit, or banking information to someone you don’t know over the phone, text, or email
- Be wary of the person on the phone pressuring you for information or needing the information on the spot
- Call Albany Police at (518) 438-4000 if you believe someone is attempting to scam you