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Social Security recipients get a raise soon. Scammers are on notice.

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Summary
Nutrition label

62% Informative

Social Security Administration is implementing Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) for the agency’s 72.5 million beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income recipients.

SSA officials warn recipients to be on the lookout for "fake calls, texts, emails, websites, messages on social media, or letters in the mail" The COLA will automatically hit bank accounts, and be reflected in mailed checks.

VR Score

38

Informative language

23

Neutral language

33

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

66

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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