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#SlamTheScam 2025

National “Slam the Scam” Day is designated by Social Security’s Office of the Inspector General to raise awareness of government imposter scams, which continue to spread across the United States. Slam the Scam Day is Thursday, March 6, 2025, as part of National Consumer Protection Week, which takes place this year from March 2-8.

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Participating Agencies and Organizations

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  • AARP
  • ABLE National Resource Center
  • Advancing States
  • Alliance for Retired Americans
  • Allsup
  • Amberly Village (OH)
  • America Saves
  • American Association of University Women (AAUW)
  • American Corporate Partners (ACP)
  • American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
  • American Gold Star Mothers
  • American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA)
  • AmeriCorps Seniors
  • Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services
  • ASPIRA, Inc.
  • B'nai B'rith
  • Blinded Veterans Association
  • Bob Woodruff Foundation
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Caregivers group
  • Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Mobile Library (NC)
  • COADInc
  • Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS)
  • Control System Labs (NY)
  • CVS
  • Easter Seals
  • Elder Justice Working Group (EJWG)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Generations United
  • Greenwood Capital (Greenville, SC)
  • Howard County Office of Consumer Protection (MD)
  • ID.me
  • InformUSA
  • International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA2)
  • Leadership Council of Aging Organizations
  • Men’s Health Organization
  • Montgomery Municipal Cable (MD)
  • Mountain Laurel Federal Credit Union (PA)
  • National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA)
  • National Association of Benefits and Work Incentives Specialists (NABWIS)
  • National Council on Aging (NCOA)
  • National Disability Institute (NDI)
  • National Hispanic Latino Association of the Deaf
  • National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC)
  • Operation Hope
  • PrivacyHawk, Inc.
  • Quietech Associates, Inc.
  • Sonoran News (AZ)
  • Specialized Property Management, LLC (SPM)
  • U.S. Access Board (USAB)
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • U.S. Department of Labor
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
  • U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. Postal Inspection Service
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • USAging
  • Walmart
  • Wings for Widows
  • Wiser Women Organization

*Any reference to a third-party organization does not imply endorsement or recommendation by the Social Security Administration. The third-party organizations above participate in “Slam the Scam” on a voluntary basis and without compensation from the agency.