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Savvy Senior: How to protect yourself from identity theft scams

2025-04-10 14:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling

Dear Savvy Senior,I am very concerned about Elon Musk and the so-called DOGE team getting access to my Social Security number and personal financial information through their government office raids. What can I personally do to help protect myself from this identity theft mess?Worried SeniorDear Worried,Its a great question! Ive been hearing from many older readers around the country who are deeply troubled by the news that the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency has been granted access to millions of Americans Social Security records that include highly sensitive personal information.The major concern among data privacy experts is what could happen if your Social Security number, bank account information or tax records somehow get leaked or breeched in all the data shuffling. If your information gets in the wrong hands it could lead to identity theft, which means scammers could use your personal information to open credit card accounts, bank accounts, telephone servic... [ more ]


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