The caller ID lies. Learn to spot the 9 official-sounding benefits calls that are actually sophisticated scams.

The Connecticut Department of Social Services is warning clients about a phone scam targeting benefits recipients.

Messages claiming you're due a tax refund are sent by scammers spoofing the IRS and other tax agencies. The FTC has some advice in time for tax season.

Under law enforcement surveillance, the woman contacted the alleged FBI agent and was able to convince him that she had ...

The calls start early, don’t stop until dinner, and look to be from local numbers.

Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers. In the scam, someone pretending to be a Geneva police officer calls from a number that has been ...

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A scam involving emails that appear to be from SSA and include a link to download their Social Security statement have been reported across the U.S. The Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of ...

The first Social Security payments of 2026 are set to go out in January, reflecting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Social Security typically pays benefits on Wednesdays. The first wave of ...