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

Social Security numbers are used by the US government as universal identifiers. Sharing yours comes with risks. Because nearly every US citizen and permanent resident has a Social Security number, the ...

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

The simplest, free, and official way to confirm the authenticity of your Social Security Number is by creating an account on "my Social Security", the official web portal of the Social Security ...

With all the talk about security breaches, it can feel scary to give out your Social Security number (SSN) or any other personal information. After all, that number can help scammers take advantage of ...

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A new and digital alternative to the traditional Social Security card will be available by early summer, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. The agency will introduce a feature that ...

March 31, 2013— -- Every time you go to a new doctor or dentist and they give you a clipboard brimming with documents to fill out and sign, notice how they always ask for your Social Security ...

One Michigan man says he knew it had to be a scam when someone who claimed to be from Medicare reached out during the ...