Beaufort County officials say there's a rise in mail thefts and check fraud since March, urging residents to take precautions ...

The Social Security Administration recently implemented anti-fraud measures for telephone claims. Here's what that means for ...

A Maryland woman was sentenced to more than nine years in prison for her role in leading a multi-million-dollar check fraud ...

A Prince George's County, Maryland, woman was charged last week to over nine years in prison for her role in a check-stealing ...

Checks that are nabbed from the mail can also aid criminals in identity theft, according to a scam expert from the Beaufort ...

An executive order requiring the government to stop issuing paper checks is expected to help banks, which have seen a rise in check fraud with the introduction of mobile deposits and digital check ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) reiterated its plans to walk back proposed cuts to its phone services, saying it ...

The SSA said the fraud check would take place on Monday, April 14, and all claims that appear suspicious would require the ...

The new SSA anti-fraud measures still allow Social Security claims over the telephone, but some changes require an in-person ...

A herd of African elephants instinctively formed an "alert circle" to protect the younger elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park as a 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday.