How to Stay One Step Ahead of Social Security Scammers

Scammers want your information. They have all kinds of creative ways for getting your account numbers, address and other personal information. Once they have it, they can steal your identity.

In the latest scam, thieves are trying to get your Social Security number. The scam is this: the scammer calls you up to ask you to “verify” your Social Security number. Here’s the script used by Social Security scammers:

A crook calls you from a “323” area code posing as a Social Security Administratio...