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 ...

However, it may take a year or more to issue payments for some cases that cannot be processed ... of Government Efficiency ...

Hollander said the problem wasn’t what DOGE wants to do but how it wants to do it — namely, with Americans’ private ...

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

Mavious Redmond of Austin, Minnesota, has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds after more than 25 years of ...

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

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

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The SSA's plan to withhold full monthly checks from beneficiaries to recoup overpayments has triggered alarm among senior advocates.