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Locking Your Social Security Number After a Data Breach Can Protect Your Identity. Here's How

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...

Healey signs bill to omit Social Security numbers from death certificates to help prevent fraud

The new law, which will go into effect July 1, will restrict access to death certificates with Social Security numbers to ...

Two Men. One Identity. They Both Paid the Price.

Thousands of undocumented workers rely on fraudulent Social Security numbers. One of them belonged to Dan Kluver.

Watch Out for These New Scams Targeting Social Security and VA Benefits

Scammers love to impersonate government and law enforcement officials. These schemes currently making the rounds involve Social Security and Veterans Affairs benefits.

When It Comes to Social Security's COLA, This Is the Real Number to Pay Attention To

Social Security announced the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2026, but there's another number you need to focus on.

Still Working While Receiving Social Security? A Financial Adviser's Guide to the Earnings Test

If you haven't reached your full retirement age yet, your Social Security check could take a hit, depending on how much you ...
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Scammers target older adults with fake Social Security email

EMAIL THAT’S MAKING THE ROUNDS. FOLKS. SCAMMERS KNOW THAT IF THEY WANT TO GET THE ATTENTION OF POTENTIAL SENIOR CITIZEN VICTIMS, ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS THREATEN THEIR BENEFITS. THINGS LIKE MEDICAL ...