MURPHY: I’m a kind of a serial re-collaborator. I just love working with people again. And I really firmly believe you got the best work from trust and from friendship. Enda I’ve worked with in a theater like four or five times and, and he’s just generally brilliant. I knew that he loved Claire’s book and that he would understand that world. And Eileen, it’s very hard to act 20 years of history, but when you have 28 years of history, you get it for free. She’s just a phenomenally powerful actor. She can kind of do anything.
— Store personal information, including your Social Security card, in a safe place. Do not carry it in your wallet.— Never share your bank account number or Social Security number, especially over the phone to unknown callers or via email or text.
While disasters can lead scammers to take advantage of vulnerable groups by impersonating representatives from relief and government agencies, or with contracting scams, other types of fraud and impersonation can also surround these events. If you’re already feeling vulnerable, you may be more likely to fall for other types of fraud, such as:— Tax and medical information theftMedical ID theft and tax ID theft are common forms of identity theft, especially during tax season and Medicare re-enrollment periods.
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In response to a February court ruling that blocked some Biden-era programs, the
has taken down online and paper applications for income-driven repayment plans., which typically appear innocuous and ask about topics you might be interested in, such as your car or favorite TV show. They may also ask you to take a personality test.
Despite these benign-seeming questions, scammers can then use the personal information you share to respond to security questions from your accounts or hack your social media to send malware links to your contacts.To protect your personal information,
. The commission also advises consumers to use random answers for security questions.“Asked to enter your mother’s maiden name? Say it’s something else: Parmesan or another word you’ll remember,” advises Terri Miller, consumer education specialist at the FTC. “This way, scammers won’t be able to use information they find to steal your identity.”