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

How the Social Security phishing scam works. The current attack is the work of a phishing group known as Molatori. It begins with an email that appears to come from the SSA with the message, ...

Keep a weathered eye on those pop-up messages; it might be scammers looking to phish you out of your retirement money.

You can learn more about recognizing Social Security-related scams, including how to report a scam quickly and easily online to Social Security’s Office of the Inspector General, by reading more ...

Social Security scams are the most common type of government impersonation fraud in the U.S. How do you spot one before it’s too late? ... It’s most likely a phishing attempt.

The SSA’s July 3 email announced that the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill (signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4) would essentially eliminate federal income taxes on Social Security ...

A scam email is making the rounds, most recently to my inbox. It’s designed to target people who receive Social Security benefits and those who have recently applied. The subject line said ...

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.

Steve Grobman, chief technology officer at McAfee, acknowledges that Social Security scams are on the rise.“In the third quarter of 2020, the Federal Trade Commission reported 112,776 Social ...

In 2021, an average of 65 million Americans receive monthly Social Security checks, totaling over $1 trillion paid during the year. Related: 20 Best Places To Live on Only a Social Security ...

Social Security: How to spot a scam and protect your finances. ... Phishing is one of the main ways that scammers attempt to trick people into providing personal information.

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