The Social Security Administration posted a warning on its blog about a scam involving phishing. According to the post, the scam begins with an email misrepresenting itself as a government-sponsored program "protecting" consumers from identity theft and financial fraud. According to the blog:
The subject line says 'Get Protected,' and the email talks about new features from the Social Security Administration (SSA) that can help taxpayers monitor their credit reports, and know about unauthorized use of their Social Security number. It even cites the IRS and the official-sounding 'S.A.F.E Act 2015.' It sounds real, but it’s all made up.
The blog post offers a couple of tips to identify communications a scam. If the email ended up in your junk folder, it could be a scam. Also, the post suggests you mouse over the URL and see if it is really from SSA, or from a .com site instead.
Always remember-if in doubt, don't click on the link and don't provide personal information.
