Did anyone else receive a letter from SS about his/her account?

[ailsagirl]

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.

[marble falls]

1. Routine or not, it sure feels hinky.

[ailsagirl]

4. Can never underestimate what the crooks will try

As I said, I logged in again to make sure my info was correct, and found it was.

Still, after that story about their downloading "new software" (untested), I wanted to make sure it looked OK

Can't believe what those monsters have done/are doing

[StatWoman]

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

Or your myssa.gov password, whichever one you use.

See this post from earlier: https://democraticunderground.com/100220227201

[ailsagirl]

5. Thank you

[ailsagirl]

7. Good idea-- changed it

[SheltieLover]

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

Simply set forth my monthly benefit amount, eligibility for survivor benefits, Medicare & that sort of thing.

I just looked at it again to ensure I didn't miss a request for me to log on. Nothing like that.

Save the letter you received. We might all need them to prove what is owed to us!

One thing I found particularly important was a statement (on page 2 of 3) that benefits are for life.

[ailsagirl]

8. Yes-- it was snail mail

Will definitely hold onto it!!

[SheltieLover]

10. I honestly feel employees might've sent these out to protect us

I have never received such a mailer before & I've been receiving SS for about 8 yrs!

Have you ever gotten one of these before?

[ailsagirl]

11. I haven't, but then we've never experienced the repeated attempts to destroy our government

The letter itself didn't seem suspicious-- what WAS suspicious was that some of my data had somehow changed to garbage characters. I can't help thinking that this is tied in with those creeps who "somehow" managed to bungle the new software by (supposedly) not testing it. (Their claim)

Never can be too sure

[stopdiggin]

6. don't like the sound of this at all

really hope you were on the real mySS site when 'updating' all your information.

[ailsagirl]

9. All indications were that I was

[multigraincracker]

12. I got a scam call from Medicare today.

Had my name and last 4 of my SSNumber. Wanted to replace my old paper card with a new plastic one, then wanted to get a DNA test by sending me a swab to take a sample.
I called back the number he gave me and was from him, but not Medicaid.
Called the number on my card and told it wasn’t them. I had told him I’d just go to there office around the corner from me and hung up on him. Why do 90% of scam callers always have a South Asian accent?

[ailsagirl]

13. Just googled it-- we should NOT have a plastic SS card

"No, you should not have a plastic or metal Social Security card. The Social Security Administration (SSA) recommends keeping your Social Security card in a secure place, such as a safe or with other important documents, and not carrying it with you. The SSA also advises against laminating or using a plastic replica, as these can interfere with security features and may not be valid."

Glad I googled that--I didn't know that I should not carry it on my person. 😎