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How we protect you from misleading advertising and communications

Writer: Hillary Hatch
Hillary Hatch
Mar 14, 2024
2 min read

Social Security works with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to protect you from scams that use Social Security as bait. Section 1140 of the Social Security Act allows OIG to impose severe penalties against anyone who engages in misleading Social Security-related advertising or imposter communications.

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