Agency employees will not make unsolicited calls and request personal information. To verify the legitimacy of text messages, emails, or phone calls, you may contact your local Social Security office, or call Social Security’s nationwide toll-free customer service at 1‑800-772-1213. (Those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can call Social Security’s TTY number at 1-800-325-0778.) Be sure not to use phone numbers or links provided in a suspicious email, text, or phone call. Finally, we encourage you to set up a my Social Security account at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount/.