Social Security is not going to call you to discuss issues surrounding issues with your information.

The message cannot be stated enough as the public continues to fall victim to scams from people posing as Social Security representatives. The agency is now taking a proactive approach to educating the public according to Jack Myers with Social Security in Springfield.

According to Myers, scammers are now infiltrating your email inbox posing as someone from Social Security and even the Office of the Inspector General. Just like Social Security is not going to call you, they are not going to email you either.

When you encounter one of these correspondences, Myers encourages everyone to not engage these people and if you're so inclined, report the incident to the Office of the Inspector General at the social security website.

If there may be an issue with your Social Security account, the agency will always mail you a letter. Myers indicates there will never be a threat or an exchange offered for information or money.