Criminals May Be Coming for Your Social Security Benefits -- Here's How to Avoid Becoming a Victim

Once you retire, you may rely heavily on Social Security to cover your various living costs. So the last thing you'd want to do is compromise those benefits in any way, especially if they're your main retirement income source.

Unfortunately, seniors are often the targets of financial scams, many of which involve criminals going after Social Security benefits. If you want to avoid that fate, here's what you need to know.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is in charge of sending out benefits, and from time to time, you may get communication from the SSA. But one thing you should know is that the SSA is not in the habit of calling seniors individually to discuss their benefits or texting them with updates.

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