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Published: February 14, 2008
AG, Social Security Administration warn about rebate scam
State officials today warned of a scam involving tax rebate checks that will be mailed out in the next few months.

Someone claiming to be with the Social Security Administration has been calling Oklahomans seeking checking account numbers, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said. The caller claims the account number will allow the checks to be directly deposited into a taxpayer's account, Edmondson said.

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