Several News 8 viewers have reported receiving a suspicious email claiming to be from the Social Security Administration, which includes an attachment purportedly containing their Social Security statement.Signs of a scamThe email has been received by dozens of viewers in the past week and is designed to catch attention quickly. It claims to have an attached Social Security statement and encourages recipients to click on the attachment.However, clicking that attachment is the last thing you should do, as the email is littered with signs of a scam.The salutation in every email is the person’s email address, not their first and last names, and there are numerous typos. Additionally, the emails are not coming from a .gov address.While the Social Security Administration does send out emails encouraging people to check their statements online, those emails do not contain links or attachments.Make sure you closely examine any email claiming to be from the Social Security Administration.
Several News 8 viewers have reported receiving a suspicious email claiming to be from the Social Security Administration, which includes an attachment purportedly containing their Social Security statement.
Signs of a scam
The email has been received by dozens of viewers in the past week and is designed to catch attention quickly. It claims to have an attached Social Security statement and encourages recipients to click on the attachment.
However, clicking that attachment is the last thing you should do, as the email is littered with signs of a scam.
The salutation in every email is the person’s email address, not their first and last names, and there are numerous typos. Additionally, the emails are not coming from a .gov address.
While the Social Security Administration does send out emails encouraging people to check their statements online, those emails do not contain links or attachments.
Make sure you closely examine any email claiming to be from the Social Security Administration.
