Social Security phishing scams use urgency and impersonation to steal personal data. Learn how to spot fake SSA emails and implement 10 protective measures.

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Trump also vowed to protect Social Security while on the campaign trail, and he has repeated that promise since returning to ...

Social Security scams impact thousands of people every ... The Social Security Administration will send you a letter—but won’t initiate a phone call—if there’s ever a problem with your ...

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When the Social Security Administration calls, you pick up. But between October 2022 and June 2023, more than 55,000 people who answered calls from what they thought was the government agency said ...

There has been an upsurge in Social Security scams. How to avoid being a victim of one The most recent scam involves callers claiming to be from the Social Security Administration.

Scammers are not above pretending to be government employees, according to the Social Security Administration. In 2020, the SSA received 718,000 reports of Social Security-related telephone scams.

Many Social Security scam and phishing emails have made the rounds in recent years, so you may have assumed this was just another one. But as it happens, there is a genuine email landing in inboxes.

Amid multiple warnings about scams targeting Social Security recipients comes the message that one recent email is legitimate. The Social Security Administration recently announced that customers ...

Phishing scams have been on the rise for quite some time and now there is a new target: retirees. A Social Security ...