Social Security froze a disability check over $6,200 in fraudulent W-2 wages
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You need to go in early first thing in the morning as a walk-in and tell them that you need a 2.8 and to remove the illegal wages, you’ll have to sign a Ssa 795 attesting those wages are not yours
A disabled beneficiary says Social Security withheld his whole monthly check over a $6,200 overpayment caused by someone else using his number for W-2 wages. Check your earnings record before the agency acts on it: recovery can start with no warning, and the paperwork to fix it is on you.
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A disabled beneficiary on Long Island learned three days before payday that Social Security had flagged a $6,200 overpayment and was withholding his entire check, with no prior notice. He only found out because he logged into the online portal.
A corporation had been attaching his Social Security number to another employee's W-2 wages for three years, triggering an automated overpayment calculation. The company's accountant corrected the error once contacted, but the payment hold had already landed.
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Commenters with direct experience advised visiting a local office as a walk-in and requesting form SSA-795, a signed statement that the wages on his record are not his. Form SSA-632-BK lets a beneficiary request that an overpayment be waived entirely when it was not their fault and repayment would cause hardship.
Check your Social Security earnings record regularly: the agency can begin recovery immediately and without advance notice, and the paperwork burden falls entirely on the beneficiary. A member of Congress's constituent services office can often cut through delays.