Suffolk County Officials To Warn Residents of New Phone Scam 
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart will provide details of a new phone scam that involves callers stating they work for the United States Social Security Administration.
A Melville man reported to police that he recently fell victim to a phone scam during which he provided gift card numbers in the amount of $1,400 to two different callers who stated they worked for the United States Social Security Administration and he needed to pay money to clear up a warrant. Both calls showed “Social Security” on the victim’s caller ID with a legitimate telephone number for the United States Social Security Administration. The callers used spoofing software to enable the calls to appear as if they were coming from a legitimate source.
WHO: Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart
Second Precinct Inspector William Scrima
Scam Victim
WHEN: Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 12:15 p.m.
WHERE: Suffolk County Police Second Precinct
1071 Park Ave., Huntington
Address/Location
Suffolk County Police - Headquarters
30 Yaphank Ave
Yaphank, NY 11980
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 631-852-2677