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Process to request your Social Security number for the first time

In the United States, the Social Security Number (SSN) is a cornerstone of personal and financial identity. It is ...

Beware this new ‘high-pressure’ Social Security scam targeting US seniors — here’s what you need to know to protect yourself

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Social Security Administration is warning seniors about a new scam that ...
NerdWallet

How to Protect Your Social Security Number

While you can’t freeze your Social Security number, you can take steps to protect it, such as blocking electronic access to it and storing your documents in a safe place. Many, or all, of the products ...
Yahoo

Social Security call wait times reach record high; try these local office phone numbers

As the Trump administration cuts staff and field offices at the Social Security Administration, seniors dialing the 800 toll-free number have spent an increasing amount of time on hold. The average ...
WGAL

Social Security Administration releases warning about fake letter

SPOT THIS SCAM. FOLKS, IT’S NOT AN EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT I HEAR FROM SEVERAL VIEWERS EACH ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY SCAMS, TEXT MESSAGES. PHONE CALLS. EMAILS. SCAMMERS WILL COME AT YOU FROM EVERY ...

Are Social Security offices open during the government shutdown? What to expect

Social Security offices nationwide will continue to offer "reduced services" until the government shutdown is over. Here's ...
NPR

Efforts to shrink Social Security's phone wait times are putting a strain elsewhere

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently reassigned a small share of its field office employees in an effort to bring down lengthy wait times for the agency's national 800 phone number.
Reno Gazette-Journal

New changes to Social Security phone service — here's what to know

Social Security recipients should know about two phone service changes that started Monday. • Need to change your direct deposit info? Changes to direct deposit information must now either be done ...
Lifehacker

The Seven Things You Should Do If Someone Is Using Your Social Security Number

Discovering that yet another company has suffered a data breach, such as the recent hack that allegedly exposed the Social Security numbers (SSNs) of millions of Americans, is hardly surprising in ...
collider

Five Nights at Freddy's Phone Number Allows You to Become a Security Guard

A new phone number prepares audience members to enter the world of Five Nights at Freddy's, with viewers able to apply for the position of security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza by messaging the ...
CBS News

Social Security Administration to curtail some toll-free phone services

The Social Security Administration says Americans will no longer be able to change direct deposit and other banking information with the agency by phone, a practice it claims opens the door to fraud. ...
Forbes

What You Need To Know—And Do—About The Massive Social Security Numbers Breach

It’s impossible to know at this time exactly how many accounts were stolen, but court documents suggest it could be “billions.” An analysis made by Atlas Data ...