How to Report Someone Who Is Cheating on Their Disability Payments

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is the part of Social Security that pays disability benefits. According to the Social Security Administration's Monthly Statistical Snapshot for September 2010, there were 7,899,000 Americans receiving SSI disability benefits. The average monthly benefit was $498, and the total amount disbursed was about $4.2 billion. However, fraudulent claims of benefits are a major problem throughout the Social Security program. According the the White House, improper Social Security payments of all kinds --- from criminal fraud to clerical errors --- reached a total of $110 billion in 2009.

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  Contact the Social Security Administration. You can contact the agency via its website (see Resources) or by telephone at 800-269-0271, or visit your local Social Security office in person.

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  You can identify yourself and provide contact information when you make a complaint or you can remain anonymous. It is preferred that you identify yourself and you will suffer no legal consequences as long as you made the complaint in good faith.

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  Be prepared for follow up contact with the Social Security Administration regarding your fraud report. Although this is not usually necessary, the agency might have further questions for you depending on the specifics of the case.