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New Email Scam Targeting Your Social Security
A new email scam has been making the rounds targeting your Social Security. It is very important in this digital age to be able to spot these types of scams. Recent years has made scamming people out of money increasingly easier and risk free through the anonymity of the internet. One telltale sign that you are being targeted by a scammer is the manner in which they contact you. The Social Security Administration does not send out soliciting email, they will only contact you if you have contacted them requesting that they do. This tip will keep you safe from this and many other scams, it is very rare that a company will solicit information from you through an email without you already having contacted them beforehand. For more information on this, visit this article with Herald Dispatch.
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