877-800-7576

Acts like a government entity but is really just a debt collector using robocalling technology.

Scam Hunter, this number is listed as the contact for the SSA, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review for Chicago, Ill.  Here is the government web site listing that number:
https://www.disability-benefits-help.org/soci ... cations/chicago
While it is possible that someone, maybe a debt collector, was spoofing the number, you have provided no evidence of such deceit.  If the caller gave you reason to suspect this is not the SSA office, you should post that.  Otherwise you have posted misinformation that could lead to someone missing a legitimate call from this agency.

Called twice, left a robo-voice message with extremely broken sentences saying I am to appear before a magistrate or "you get arrested", and to press 1 to speak to a Federal agent. This is a scam. Number might be real, but someone is using it for fraudulent reasons.

i just got this call and say you get arrested no one on the government can say this  is unconstitutional and is illegal. if they looking for you they will send a letter, do not give any information.  we will get the person soon,

i call the number they say  they can not say they will arrest you on a massage, they advice do not live any information some one is looking for scamming some one

Yea, got two today (so far)....Must have heard me talking to my business partner about getting rid of Socialist Security, no kidding, the call actually came in the middle of that discussion.

Said I sold narcotics. & etc. Gonna get arrested my husband took phone. & officer robert j williams himg up

called from this number says that there has fraudulent use of my ss number and that a federal or magistrate will needing to talk to me, don't release information , if information is for ss office you will be mailed a notice.

OK, so I got a call from this number this afternoon and I wasn't home.  They left a message that I would be arrested if I didn't call back by 5:00 pm.  I call back and I get Social Security Office of Disability.  What the heck?  So it sounds like everybody on this page is right.  It IS the number for the social security office and somebody is faking the caller ID.  What I don't get is why the scammer leaves a message to call back when it's obvious you are gonna get the SS office.  I guess scamming doesn't take a lot of brains.

If YOU call this number, you will, in fact, reach the Chicago office for Social Security Disability Hearings.  You can also listen to the recording in which the tell you that they are aware this number is being used by SS impersonators.  If you receive such a call, the recording advises that you report it to the Office of the Inspector General at 1-800-269-0291  or online at https://oig.ssa.gov/report.

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What I don't get is why the scammer leaves a message to call back ......

They don't give this number to call back, they tell you to press 1. Its an automated system that calls and transfers you to a scam call center when you press 1 (or any digit they say).  Its a tell-tale sign of a spoofed number when they don't give a call back number or don't say to call back on this number.

Here is one of the robo scam messages called with this number in the CID:

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From the Legal Department of Social Security our ministration purpose of this call is regarding inform an action which has been executed by the US Treasury against your social security number ignoring this would be an intentional are camped to avoid initial appearances before the magistrate judge or exam jury or 8 federal criminal offense so before this matter goes through Federal Claims court house where you get arrested kindly press one and speak to an officer now.

Listen to message


The current scheme is they say your SSN is involved with a rental car found in southern Texas, with blood & drugs. Next theres some address they say was raided and discovered several bank accounts used for laundering money under your SSN, so they have to freeze your bank accounts and issue you a new SSN, but you have to secure your accounts by getting some gift cards.

Another variation is "your SSN is misused in Colorado" for money laundering, drugs, etc ......pretty bizare "off-the-wall" stories, its so hard not to laugh at them.

• Only a scammer would leave a message telling you "someone" is using your SSN for criminal activities, then try to say your in trouble for something you didn't do!
• Only a scammer would say "legal enforcement actions".
• Only a scammer is going to call you and demand you pay them over the phone to avoid an Arrest Warrant that doesn't really exist. You would first have to go to Court and disobey a Court Order to get an Arrest Warrant issued. If an Arrest Warrant was issued,  a Sheriff would suddenly show up at your door to serve it, they don't warn you they are coming and they don't put it on hold until you decide what to do.
• Your SSN can't be canceled, revoked or suspended because it is a number assigned to your birth name for Identification purposes, only scammers say it can. It IS your Identity as much as your name is.
• New SSN must be applied for with a misuse report on the old one and its FREE.
• Only scammers ask you to pay using Gift Cards. They are not designed to be a method of payment.

Some useful info about these scams:
https://blog.ssa.gov/ig-warns-public-about-fr ... r-legal-action/
https://blog.ssa.gov/beware-of-scammers-pretending-to-be-social-security/
https://www.ssa.gov/antifraudfacts/
https://oig.ssa.gov/scams-involving-impersonation-ssa-employee
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/12/what-social-security-scam-sounds
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/09/you ... -suspended-ever

Number has called twice today; once at 7:15 AM, and then again two hours later! Not knowing it was a scam I did press 1 (after the second call), it went to some "waiting music" and then hung-up on me 10 seconds later.