How to Turn Someone in for SSI Fraud

Managed by the Social Security Administration (SSA), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that seeks to assist those who are elderly, disabled or blind with little or no income. The program provides these individuals with various necessities, such as shelter, clothing and food. Generally, you must be blind, disabled or at least 65 years of age to qualify for SSI. As with all federal programs, SSA prosecutes those found guilty of abusing the SSI program. To this end, the SSA Office of the Inspector General (OIG) receives and investigates allegations of SSI fraud.

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  Gather as much relevant information pertaining to the suspected SSI fraud as possible. Take the "who, what, when, where, how and why" approach to collect important information that may better help the SSA with its investigation of the allegation.

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  Go to the "Fraud Reporting Form" page on the SSA OIG homepage and then select an option from the "Filing Status" menu.

  Choose "Wish to remain confidential" if you would like the OIG to contact you if additional information is needed during their investigation. If you wish to remain anonymous and do not want to be contacted, choose "Wish to remain anonymous." If you do not wish to restrict the OIG from releasing your contact information to other third parties and do not care if you are contacted for additional information, choose "Confidentiality and Anonymity is not requested"

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  Complete the rest of the form within one hour and then click "Submit form," located at the bottom of the page. Since the online form is meant to be completed within 60 minutes, if you do not submit it within this time, you may lose your information and be forced to begin all over.