NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. — The Niagara County Sheriff's Office is reminding residents to never give out any personal information over the phone.
The Sheriff's Office says there have been numerous reports of individuals calling from local phone numbers claiming to be representatives of the Social Security Administration in an effort to scam residents.
The scammers claim that the individual's identity has already been stolen and ask that the individual provide personal information including their name, Social Security number and bank information used for Social Security transactions.
If the phone numbers are called back, they are often innocent non-participants from the Western New York Area. If you receive a call, email or text from an unknown number, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office ask that you hang up the phone and do not give the individual any personal information, and to submit a report to the Office of the Inspector General.
