Yesterday , I received an email from SSA. stating that I had to answer the email to get the 2,000. I immediatedly

[debm55]

deleted without opening. Warning to all, SSA does NOT send phone emails. Be careful.

[MineralMan]

1. Smart. If you have questions, visit SSA.GOV.

If you don't have an account there, make one.

[gab13by13]

2. If when you set up your new

Social Security log in procedure you agreed to be sent texts from SSA then one may get legitimate texts from SSA.

The better procedure is to not click on the text but log in to your SSA account to see if you have a legitimate notice.

[debm55]

4. I have an account at the SSA. I will check. Thank you.gab13by13

[yardwork]

8. That's exactly right.

If you get a call or text or email from somebody claiming to be from Medicare, Social Security, the IRS, your state's Dept of Transportation claiming you owe a toll, or ANYTHING like that - don't click any links, don't respond, don't give any information.

Instead, go immediately to your account via your own link and check if it's ok.

I get calls all the time from someone asking if I received my new Medicare card and they'll look up my account to confirm all is well if I give them my account number. I say "thanks, I'll check my account" and they hang up.

[h2ebits]

11. I won't recommend opening an account at SSA

They have changed the set up very recently I guess. I had an old account at SSA with my own personal password, etc. They changed that so I needed to sign up again. I attempted to do that last week and the final step was that I had to give them permission to access my records, all across the system. I will not do that. I'd like to hear from other people if that is the same thing that they got when they needed to sign up? Thanks.

[erronis]

14. I had the same problem. They apparently have switched to login.gov or id.me.

I have lots of privacy controls on in my browser (Firefox) and it wouldn't let me set up one of those accounts. I do remember it asking for a lot of additional information. I haven't pursued any further for now.

[MineralMan]

16. Nothing like that for me. I use login.gov when prompted by ssa.gov

Works fine and I can get right in. There's another alternative, but I never used it. The idea is to have a second check that it is you signing on. A bit more safety, I guess.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

3. I myself don't receive SS, but my sister does

and she got pretty much the same email, she did what you did, she didn't open it and deleted it.

[debm55]

5. Good for her. I am the only one here on SS. as my husband was a Federal employee who opted out of SS and stayed with the

old plan

[Historic NY]

6. All SS emails are @ssa.gov if you have an account

[debm55]

7. Thank you Historic NY. I will check my SSA portal.

[SCantiGOP]

9. I got the same email

I responded, and two hours later $2,000 was deposited in my account, I got a free extended car warranty, and won a big screen TV for 85 cents on Deal Dash.

[debm55]

12. You are silly. Trump and his SSA aren't giving shit out. Though I did get 37 more for my COLA.

[eallen]

10. Keep in mind that internet domains in emails easily are faked

Anyone can write an email that says it comes from ssa.gov. It's easy to embed links that look like they go to ssa.gov, but take you to some scammer's web page.

If you want to go to ssa.gov, 1) use your known browser, 2) on a computer you maintain and keep virus free, 3) typing the domain in by hand. Same for your bank. Same for your brokerage.

Never, ever go to those sites through a link in email.

[debm55]

13. Thank you. eallen.

[Mr.Bee]

15. also

Your cloud service is not full and doesn't need to be verified.
You Amazon account has not been temporarily placed on hold.
Your email inbox is not temporarily disabled.
Your Boost Mobile account has not been cancelled due to an unresolved compliance review.
You haven't won a 3 months FREE of Amazon Music Unlimited!

Comon you guys, this is getting old yesterday!

[The Madcap]

18. You are not some distant relative of a Nigerian prince.

This is not Microsoft support.
You don't need a new roof.
Etc.

[SCantiGOP]

19. Do you mean....

that I’m never going to get that $85 million the nice Nigerian Prince promised me 20
years ago?

[BidenRocks]

17. If I get a message from SSA

It is telling me to log in and check my messages.
Same log in as the VA. ID Me.