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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Identity theft has evolved into a high-stakes industry, and your Social Security number is the ultimate skeleton key for scammers.

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Identity theft has evolved into a high-stakes industry, and your Social Security number is the ultimate skeleton key for scammers. While you're distracted by the chaos of a winter storm or busy ...