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Social Security Administration to curtail some toll-free phone services

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75% Informative

Social Security Administration says it will no longer be able to change direct deposit and other banking information with the agency by phone.

Agency says 40% of Social Security direct deposit fraud is associated with someone calling SSA to change bank information.

Agency will require recipients to use two -factor authentication with SSA 's "my Social Security " service or by visiting a local Social Security office to prove their identity.

VR Score

73

Informative language

69

Neutral language

63

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

70

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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