Pop quiz: When's the last time you actually looked at your Social Security earnings record? If you're like most Americans, the answer is somewhere between "Never" and "Wait, I'm supposed to do that?" ...

JOHANNESBURG — Thamsanqa Mothobi was going about his life in Johannesburg when he was carjacked and taken to an informal settlement where robbers accessed his mobile banking apps.

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