Here is a copy of an email I got last year after I transitioned to using login.gov for my SSA account. Lots of good information. Previously, I had used id.me to validate my login to SSA for my account.
I use Gmail for all my email, as it's easy to search for info from past emails. I've had several email addresses over the decades, and switched everything to Gmail decades ago.i even use Gmail to access old email addresses I've kept.
Mike
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On 11/20/2024, you successfully linked your LOGIN.GOV credentials to your existing Social Security account. Please remember to sign in at
Social Security and click “Sign in with LOGIN.GOV” to access your online account.
If you did not make this request, call us toll-free at 1-800-772-1213. We can answer specific questions from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Generally, you will have a shorter wait time if you call during the week after Tuesday. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you may call our TTY number, 1-800-325-0778.
Social Security may use an Identity Services Provider to help verify your identity and protect your privacy when you register to do business with us online. When we verify your account, our Identity Services Provider may use information from your credit report to help confirm your identity. As a result, you may see a “soft inquiry” entry with the Identity Services Provider on your credit report. This entry shows that we made an inquiry at your request, and the date of that request. This soft inquiry will not appear on a credit report from any other provider.
Soft inquiries are not reported to lenders and do not affect your credit score. You do not incur any charges related to them. Soft inquiries appear only on a credit report issued to you and are generally removed from your credit report within 12 months.
Once you have registered for an online account, you will not create new soft inquiries when you sign in to access our services.
For more information about our Identity Services Provider, please visit
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