In 2013, AMAC—The Association of Mature American Citizens—took a big step with the creation of the AMAC Foundation, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit entity designed to serve Americans. The Foundation’s mission is to help protect and ensure the financial security, health, and social lives of current and future mature Americans, and to help Americans navigate the bewildering array of decisions they need to make.
The Foundation’s projects and plans include providing factual information that improves understanding of the positive value of Social Security and Medicare and the current and long-term challenges these programs face, as well as providing interpretations by Certified Social Security Advisors through AMAC publications, workshops, webinars, podcasts, and telephone support.
In addition, the Foundation serves all Americans in a variety of capacities, including provision of a source of education on the principles of American Free Enterprise, long-term retirement financial planning, and preparing for life—and potential employment—after retirement.
We invite you to learn more about the Foundation and its operations at www.AmacFoundation.org
Are. There. Scammers. Out. There. ?do. Social. Security. Personnel. Call. You. On. The. Phone?
Judi:
The short answer to your first question is Yes…there are fraudsters and scammers out there hard at work to separate you from your hard-earned resources. On our Social Security Report website, we routinely post warnings and descriptions of new scams as they develop, along with routine warnings of what to look out for to protect yourself. Just open the site and use the search term “Scam” and you’ll see quite a few of these highly relevant articles.
On your second question, there are limited situations where Social Security personnel would reach out to contact you. An article recently posted on our site explains it this way, “… there are only a few special situations in which government employees call people to confirm personal information, and you should already be aware that such a call is coming before it’s made. Most people will never get an official phone call from any government agency, as entities like the SSA and the Internal Revenue Service more commonly use mail for official communications.”
In all cases, everyone needs to be aware of the simple truth that the days of trusting unknown on the phone are long gone.
Gerry Hafer
AMAC Foundation