If you’ve gotten a call, text, or email about your Social Security benefits recently, you’re not alone—and you may have been targeted. Scammers impersonating the government are surging again, with hundreds of thousands of complaints filed in just the past year. Many of these scams are designed to create panic, pushing you to act before you think. The scary part? They’re getting more convincing, using real names, logos, and even spoofed phone numbers. The good news is that one simple question can stop a scam in its tracks before you hand over your information.
