{"success":true,"data":{"id":"social-security-benefit-phish","label":"Fake SSA notice claiming Social Security benefits are being reviewed or suspended and requiring SSN or bank account verification to continue receiving payments — credential-harvest and bank-drain fraud; real SSA benefit changes are communicated through ssa.gov or postal mail, never cold email credential requests.","description":"Fake SSA (Social Security Administration) notice claiming the recipient's Social Security benefits are being reviewed or have been suspended, requiring SSN or bank account verification via email link to continue receiving payments — credential-harvest and bank-drain fraud targeting Social Security recipients. Real SSA benefit reviews are managed through the authenticated my Social Security portal (ssa.gov) or announced via postal mail; the SSA never initiates benefit suspensions or verifications through cold inbound email links requesting SSN or banking credentials. Detection: SSA/social security benefits under review/suspended + verify SSN/bank account to continue receiving benefit payments vocabulary + no List-Unsubscribe + no In-Reply-To + not protected sender. Trash score: +4. Source: GC1-R25; SSA Office of Inspector General benefit fraud advisory; FTC SSA impostor scam report 2025.","tier":"danger","category":"phishing","isThin":false}}