SSA officials say scammers use increasingly sophisticated tactics to trick victims into revealing personal or financial information. These schemes often follow a pattern using what officials describe ...

Fraudsters pretend to be Social Security officials, and ask for personal information to resolve phony problems.

Social Security is a cornerstone of retirement income for millions of Americans, but growing concerns about fraud are making many question how safe their benefits really are. According to new data ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are partnering to fight back against Social Security imposter scams for the seventh annual “Slam the Scam” ...

A new scheme seeks to convince individuals that their Social Security numbers may be suspended due to criminal activities, the Office of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration ...

A Pennsylvania man could spend up to a decade behind bars after admitting to defrauding the Social Security Administration (SSA) of more than $34,000. His case underscores not only the serious ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Aging Committee Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-OR, are demanding answers about how Trump administration ...

WASHINGTON — They’ve made grave errors. The Social Security Administration must do more to prevent benefit checks from going to dead people and Congress should step up to pass safeguards to protect ...