Seniors’ and disabled citizens’ government benefits are reportedly being targeted by identity thieves. Unfortunately our society is filled with conscienceless individuals quick to develop new methods of stealing another’s property. In a recent CNN Money story which can be read here http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/26/pf/seniors-social-security-scam/index.html?iid=SF_PF_LN, certain personal information including a bank account number is being acquired and deceptively used to redirect electronic benefit payments to thieves. At a bare minimum, it’s wise to track our accounts closely and take extreme caution when anyone is requesting our personal information.
