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Squaredeal

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3. You probably dialed the wrong number.

Reply to Easterncedar (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2025, 09:49 AM

May 9

A lot of commercial sites that sell things related to the governmental program you want to reach often have similar numbers to the programs that are off by one digit , with the expectation that some unsuspecting callers will dial it and won’t realize otherwise.

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Social Security madness [View all] Easterncedar May 9 OP

I can only offer the fact that I was able to log into my ssa.gov this am w/o a problem-everything was normal Dennis Donovan May 9 #1

Glad to hear it Easterncedar May 9 #2

You probably dialed the wrong number. Squaredeal May 9 #3

O hah thank you. You are right. Easterncedar May 9 #6

Called the correct number just now Easterncedar May 9 #7

Is there an option to say anything? senseandsensibility May 9 #10

Thanks. Something to try Easterncedar May 9 #11

Thanks again for setting me straight Easterncedar May 12 #16

Kafka is in the house. This is appalling and ominous. enough May 9 #4

Might be interesting to see what Dino Golden's response might be Easterncedar May 9 #8

Less ominous than my panicked brain assumed Easterncedar May 12 #15

You were using either login.gov or Id.me? marybourg May 9 #5

Thanks! I did go to the login.gov afterwards Easterncedar May 12 #14

Oh, no! EmmaLee E May 9 #9

More a headache, thanks Easterncedar May 9 #12

Update Easterncedar May 12 #13