The Social Security Administration system ensures that all United States citizens who meet certain requirements can have a comfortable golden age. For that reason, our Social Security card should be a document that we watch out for at all times. Keeping it in your wallet all the time is a very bad idea because it will most likely end up breaking and we will lose our SSA membership number.
However, this is not the only thing we can worry about regarding our Social Security number. The first thing to keep in mind is that if someone gets our number we could be in danger. Thousands of Social Security numbers are sold every day over the Internet and used fraudulently.
On the surface, someone having our Social Security number might not be a problem. But when we realize that in some places we can use it to apply for a loan, to apply for medications or to use Medicare, we can see the problem. For that reason, protecting the SSA number is very important. And in the year 2023 there are new ways to steal our information, so we should pay attention to tips to prevent this from happening.
4 tips that will protect your Social Security number
In general, the basic advice to protect our Social Security is to never let anyone see it. We should only use it with official agencies. But there are other more specific tips that will help us avoid problems related to this situation.
Don’t give out your Social Security number in public
This may seem like a no-brainer, but many people overlook it. If we say our SSA number out loud in public, people around us might copy it. And that would mean serious problems for us. Avoid this at all costs and you can keep your number much safer.
Memorize it
Another basic trick is to memorize the number. This will ensure that it is not written down anywhere. Therefore, no one will be able to steal it from our wallet or anywhere else.
Always memorize it, but keep the official document at home to avoid forgetting the number at some point. Spend a little time and memorize it so you don’t have the misfortune of someone stealing your number.
Leave your Social Security card at home
Another general tip is to never carry your card with you. Nowhere will they ask for the actual document, so you won’t need it. We will just have to memorize the number, as we have already mentioned above.
Besides that, if we do not carry the Social Security card with us, we will not only avoid having the document stolen. We will also prevent the document from being broken or damaged.
Do not use your SSA number on any suspicious internet site.
This advice is very current, as in 2023 more and more thieves are stealing these documents over the Internet. Avoid pishing and do not enter your Social Security number on any unofficial website.