[header] How to report social security fraud [title] Identify fraud. [step] There are many examples of fraud, waste, and abuse which should be reported to the social security administration (ssa). Benefit applicants commit fraud when they : [substeps] Make false statements on claims. 
When an individual applies for social security benefits, they must affirm that all information on their forms is true. If they knowingly report false information, then they may have committed a crime.