Spurred by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration is combing through its ...

First, the question about filing a late return. A reader wanted to confirm that there are no penalties for filing a late ...

The CyberGuy advises how to protect yourself against SIM swapping, a form of identity theft by which a scammer tricks a ...

Social Security’s approximate 73 million beneficiaries have seen some key changes to benefits and services in the first 100 ...

AARP’s Fraud Watch Network helps teach older adults how to spot scams. We organize events and education, with hundreds of ...

As banks face mounting check fraud, a newly unsealed indictment reveals how one criminal ring exploited weak spots in the ...

Last year, the FBI unraveled one of the largest digital fraud cases in U.S. history, in which cyber criminals from around the ...

Insider threats: In some cases ... on social media. Scammers often use small details like birthdays, pet names, or locations to guess security questions or impersonate you. 4. Place a fraud ...

Three Oklahoma City residents recruited several others via social media as part of an alleged check forgery scheme, ...

Claims of widespread fraud in Social Security were misleading, with fraud representing just 0.00625% of the annual budget, ...

SIM swapping is when fraudsters take control of a consumer’s phone account and request a SIM swap through identity theft or ...

Anele Gxumeka's fraudulent attempts to exploit SASSA for a disability grant result in a six-month prison sentence, highlighting the agency's commitment to combatting fraud.