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 taxpayer ...

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 ...

Albany, NY (News10) — The investigation continues into a social security fraud case on Crestwood Court, with investigators seen digging in the backyard looking for evidence. “This remains an active ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – A Maywood man was been charged in federal court with fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits in the name of his deceased father. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern ...

New identity proofing requirements for certain transactions, like changing an address, could especially impact people in rural areas, with transportation difficulties and with limited technology ...

Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., has introduced the Social Security Child Protection Act, which is aimed at safeguarding children from identity theft when their Social Security cards are lost or stolen.The ...

Financial scams targeting older Americans are exploding—and artificial intelligence is turbocharging the threat, according to new data from the Federal Trade Commission. Losses reported by victims 60 ...

When one scam stops working, scammers move on to the next. Here's a recent scam landing in retirees' inboxes. There's a new scam in town, and this one is targeting Social Security recipients. It's ...

Federal prosecutors said they were now investigating fraud worth billions of dollars in 14 social services programs in the ...