Social Security & Medicare

ailsagirl

(24,218 posts) Thu Apr 10, 2025, 07:28 PM Apr 10

Did anyone else receive a letter from SS about his/her account? [View all]

Mine requested I update/verify my information, which I did willingly.
It also provided an Account Activation Code

It asked me to finish setting up my online account or upgrade it
I went about setting up my online account again (which had already been created) just to ensure the info was correct

When I clicked on the various fields (e,g, what my SS# is) I saw that there were garbage characters

Same for my birth date
And some of the other fields (email, for instance)

I can't help thinking that this misinformation was perpetrated by THEM in order to confuse me.

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Did anyone else receive a letter from SS about his/her account? [View all] ailsagirl Apr 10 OP

Routine or not, it sure feels hinky. marble falls Apr 10 #1

Can never underestimate what the crooks will try ailsagirl Apr 10 #4

It may have been a scam . . . I suggest you change your login.gov password StatWoman Apr 10 #2

Thank you ailsagirl Apr 10 #5

Good idea-- changed it ailsagirl Apr 10 #7

I received snail mail Your SS Statement. Did not ask me to go online. SheltieLover Apr 10 #3

Yes-- it was snail mail ailsagirl Apr 10 #8

I honestly feel employees might've sent these out to protect us SheltieLover Apr 10 #10

I haven't, but then we've never experienced the repeated attempts to destroy our government ailsagirl Apr 10 #11

don't like the sound of this at all stopdiggin Apr 10 #6

All indications were that I was ailsagirl Apr 10 #9

I got a scam call from Medicare today. multigraincracker Apr 10 #12

Just googled it-- we should NOT have a plastic SS card ailsagirl Apr 11 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Apr 26 #14