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Scam alert. [View all]
Last edited Sat Apr 19, 2025, 12:58 AM - Edit history (1)
Found this at Daily Kos.
Definitely bogus.
This may have been mentioned before but this post has a recognizable graphic.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/17/2317135/-Scam-Email-Alert
Arriving to inboxes is this, addressed to a email account and not a personal name.
Also, the sender address SSA-ID-#######@gov.com is highly suspect, not ending with the appropriate @ssa.gov. It’s not a legit address. It’s all wrong. Don’t bite.
The perpetrator even instructs to use a personal laptop or home computer, sheesh!
Be warned, is all. The current environment in government gives rise to scams and panic induced decision making.
Also, the sender address SSA-ID-#######@gov.com is highly suspect, not ending with the appropriate @ssa.gov. It’s not a legit address. It’s all wrong. Don’t bite.
The perpetrator even instructs to use a personal laptop or home computer, sheesh!
Be warned, is all. The current environment in government gives rise to scams and panic induced decision making.
Non-techie users might not know the "tells" like suspect email addresses, so techies share. Hope this helps.
Edit to reinforce my reply:
DO NOT TO CLICK ON ANYTHING in an email or message that you doubt, but to log in to the official site (type it in by hand so you know it's right) and do your business there. Be it SS, your bank, online stores and services.
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