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Originally Posted by Boomer
I access Social Security information online and received an email this morning with the subject title, "Transition Your Social Security Account Today."
Does anyone know what this is all about? It looks legit, but scammers are getting better every day at looking legit.
I have not followed through on it yet because I have heard nothing about expecting whatever this "transition" is.
Is this for real? If so, does anybody know why?
Boomer
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1. Don't click on anything in that e-mail. Either delete it, or report-as-spam and delete.
2. The SSA changed its accounts system a couple years ago? Longer possibly. You had to "transition" to a new mySSA thingie using a login(dot)gov login, or some kind of thing. I did it back when it happened so I can't remember what the exact change was.
Anyone who had created an online account when they were younger, and are now old enough to care about collecting SS checks, will have already changed, or will need to change, that account stuff.
In addition, SSA only sends out e-mails on very rare occasions, for very specific things. Their primary method of communication is US mail. So getting an e-mail from them should always be a red flag. Go to your own online account, by NOT clicking on anything in that e-mail but instead going to either login.gov or
my Social Security | SSA and check for any new notifications or action alerts there.