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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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This is easy. You don't need to guess if it's real or spam. Just look at the sender's email address. What is the domain (the last two words with a period between them).
For example, if the email is "abc@hotmail.com" then the domain is hotmail.com
If the email is "anything@ask.me.about.my.specials" then the domain is specials.com
If the email is "whatever@anything.ssa.gov", then the domain is ssa.gov
So, what is the domain of the sender's email? If its is indeed "SSA.GOV", then it is legit. If anything else, delete it.