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Old 07-04-2025, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
My point is that, If that is the safe way to go, then why does the SSA include a link in the email to log in to your account? That just encourages scammers to create a fake SSA email with a fake log in link. If the SSA includes a link, many people will use it.
Pretty much a no-win situation for them. If they include a link then someone complains about safety but if they don’t include a link someone else complains about making things difficult. A nice solution I’ve seen is to include a link but also provide the URL to the main page and directions for navigating to the information.
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