Social Security direct deposit fraud is associated with fraudsters calling SSA on the phone and changing the direct deposit bank account from the correct one to

The administration says it’s planning to enhance security for bank information, denying a report of broad cuts to phone service.

SSA officials are weighing eliminating telephone support for claims processing and direct-deposit account transactions.

Agency considers ending phone program that helps with claims processing and is used by millions of elderly and disabled Americans.

At the SSA, Musk and DOGE have alleged that “tens of millions” of dead people are receiving Social Security payments, but this was quickly disproven. Still, Trump and Musk have continued to double down on the claims, with the tech mogul–fascism enthusiast calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” and repeatedly urging massive cuts.

DOGE making sweeping cuts at the Social Security Administration “would be catastrophic for the people in our country,” the acting head of the agency reportedly said.

The closures total to over $15 million in estimated federal saving, according to the temporary government organization.

The DOGE edgelord has views on popular entitlement programs that no politician could embrace without fear of extinction.

In fiscal year 2024, the Social Security Administration received nearly 80 million calls through its 1-800 number.