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Originally Posted by oneclickplus (Post 2431135)

This is not true. The US Postal Service website is indeed USPS.COM

The website USPS.GOV does not exist.

The USPS is an INDEPENDENT government agency.
The SSA is not, nor is Congress, or the Department of the Interior, or the State Department, etc. etc. etc.

Official federal (not independent) agencies have .gov websites.

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Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2431117)

Based on the note on the login page, the new authentication was available in September 2021. I recall converting my login some time ago, probably around 2022. I don't remember if I received a message requiring this or if the new method was announced and I chose to convert at that time.

Very recently (2025) there is an increased interest in identity theft and fraud with Social Security payments. You probably heard the news about seniors being required to do certain things in person rather than over the phone. The emails going out now may be related to that; it may be that the old logins do not meet the requirements for identity theft protection so they are now strongly suggesting the conversion.

Thank you for the insight, Bill. It all makes sense.

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Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 2431016)

OP Boomer here, manaboutown. While mannerly me must thank you for the validation, I must confess that I was hoping it was a scam. I was not about to do anything that could possibly screw up my SS but looks like choice is once again off the table.

I do not watch much so-called news lately because I value my sanity. But how could this one happen without widespread announcement through various media to tell us it was coming.

Boomer

We received letters more than a year ago telling us we had to transition our acct to the login (dot) gov acct. I would think everyone on SS received this letter way back then because I thought it had a deadline.

Sounds like spam, i would delete it-- is this the boomer from michigan rolling thunder this is blackjack

Never click on suspicious emails, never call the so called tech center number on these suspicious emails. Always get out of those emails and go directly to the website referenced in the email.

As for this SS email, his is a legit email. Go directly to the SS site and transition your account. I did this earlier this year or late last year.

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 Security and Protection | my Social Security | SSA

Thank you for using the Social Security Administration's services at Social Security online.

Please do not reply to this email, as we are unable to respond to messages sent to this address.

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Originally Posted by Markkal (Post 2431150)

Social security only uses snail mail!

Note that I just received (this morning) an email message from Social Security with a link to my account.