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Picaro

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33. SSA does send texts

Tue Dec 30, 2025, 11:45 AM

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If you have agreed to go digital/electronic SSA does send texts. I get them.
My wife, who didn’t agree to go electronic, doesn’t get the texts. She continues to get the letters.

The one that is going out now is telling you about your COLA for the year.

I got the text (which just tells you to login to the SSA.gov site) and logged in and was able to see my increase.

Not a scam.

Not saying that there aren’t any scams to watch out for, but this isn’t one of them.

If you get anything that asks for money, credit or bank information etc.—those are scams

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So I Got A Text From Social Security [View all] gab13by13 Tuesday OP

No surfered Tuesday #1

My guess is it wasn't from Social Security. n/t Munu Tuesday #2

SSA does not send out text messages. Glad you deleted. debm55 Tuesday #3

Yes, they do. Please see direct paste from your and link to SSA site in post #10. sinkingfeeling Tuesday #20

Definitely a Scam AfternoonJoe Tuesday #4

Soc Security sends letters via the USPS. You got a phising attempt irisblue Tuesday #5

Also email if it knows it. I got one to check 2026 benefits. Again. question everything Tuesday #14

SS does not send text messages............... Lovie777 Tuesday #6

I think you did the right thing. The SS scams are all over the place these days. marble falls Tuesday #7

Social Security *DOES* send texts, but only if you have opted in to receiving them. WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #8

I don't think Social Security sends texts. Norbert Tuesday #9

Yes Social Security does use text, if you want them to. Check if you have set your SSA notifications preferences. sinkingfeeling Tuesday #10

personal internal alarms start blaring. note : SS WILL ONLY SEND LETTERS AllaN01Bear Tuesday #11

Not true. See the two posts above yours. sinkingfeeling Tuesday #12

Scam. Social Security does not text people. They would send a paper letter. n/t CousinIT Tuesday #13

Not true. See posts 8 and 10. sinkingfeeling Tuesday #15

Ah. I see that. So they won't text you unless you specifically asked them to. CousinIT Tuesday #16

Nope- Karma13612 Tuesday #17

Those texts are scams Mz Pip Tuesday #18

Wrong. The real Social Security website is www.SSA.gov Wiz Imp Tuesday #36

You are correct Mz Pip Tuesday #37

You didn't click a link within the text itself to change the way you log in, did you? AZJonnie Tuesday #19

No. Report as spam, block, delete or send to your state's SoS Clouds Passing Tuesday #21

I've never gotten a text from them, but I do get emails from them. Americanme Tuesday #22

When you get texts that might be important ... Igel Tuesday #23

Probably/presumably not scam. My recent email was about a 1099 form for taxes 4dog Tuesday #24

Not necessarily a scam bcool Tuesday #25

Go to your SS account at their website.... Hope22 Tuesday #26

I get texts from SS once a year mcar Tuesday #27

I had to Rebl2 Tuesday #28

The real SS does not text anyone. This was a scam and thankfully you did not fall for it. beaglelover Tuesday #29

This message was self-deleted by its author sinkingfeeling Wednesday #38

Not correct. One sets their own notification preferences on the mySSA site. see direct cut & paste in #10. sinkingfeeling Wednesday #39

I haven't received a texts recently from the SSA. Martin68 Tuesday #30

No Evolve Dammit Tuesday #31

Advice from others, and me. Go to the website. It has all of your earnings, yada. In 1964 I made $ 87. I was 12. twodogsbarking Tuesday #32

SSA does send texts Picaro Tuesday #33

I could tell from the headline that it was a scam. mwb970 Tuesday #34

Here's the best approach to calls and texts. yardwork Tuesday #35