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Soc. Security Notes
Every year thousands of social security checks are stolen forged, and cashed. If this should happen to your check, you will receive a substitute check--but there will be a delay because an investigation has to be made of the theft and forgery. This means a hardship for you which might have been avoided if you had taken the following simple steps to protect your check against theft;
1) Make sure that you have a secure mail box with a lock if possible. 2) Get to know your mail carrier and if possible meet him when he delivers your check. I ry to be at home when vour check is due to be delivered. If you cannot be at home, try to have some member of the family at home. The longer your check stays m the mailbox, the greater the chances are for it to be stolen. 3) Do not endorse your check until you are in the presence of the person who will cash it.
41 Iry to Lash your checks in the same place every month, to make identification easier.
If you follow these instructions. you can prevent the theft of your check, and you will also save your Government the great expense of investigation of thefts and forgeries and the cost of issuing duplicate ■„ hecks.
On this subject of saving money--the Government has. [ system which helps keep the . cost of administration at t minimum. When you and you* . wife are both receiving sol ij ■ security benefits you will us■ uaily receive one check wit! i the combined amount payable L sing this system the Governi ment can save time and mone; getting your check to you and i you pay a fee to cash youi
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