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Originally Posted by Boomer
First of all, earnest though they may be, most of this thread’s posts were the standard advice to never click on an unknown email link. Of course, I would never click on anything that makes me wary. I know 3 people who were scammed, and I never would have guessed it could have happened to any of them.
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I asked TOTV because I was hoping to find info here from those who had received this email, too. (And, btw, retiredguy123 is right in his post saying SS does send emails. Maybe it is just to those with online accounts. But emails SS does certainly send.)
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Then, with all due respect, why ask the question in the first place? If a hundred ToTV users reported receiving a legitimate email, would you then choose to click a link like that? That is exactly what scammers hope for.
The standard advice to not click an email link and go directly to an organization's known website is the best advice.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works.
Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so.
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