HOW TO BETTER PROTECT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

HOW TO BETTER PROTECT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
HOW TO BETTER PROTECT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

Dear Savvy Senior, I’m retired and was a victim of identity theft a while back. I’ve already frozen my credit to protect myself, but I recently heard that I can also “lock” my Social Security number. What exactly does that mean, and is it something I should do? --Recently Scammed

Dear Recently, Freezing your credit was one of the smartest steps you could take after identity theft. But there’s anoth…