Fake Social Security statement email hides a scam

A convincing email claiming that a 2025 Social Security statement is ready is a phishing attempt, designed to get recipients to click a link that could expose their personal information. The warning matters because the US Social Security Administration’s Inspector General reported a significant rise in fraudulent emails using this approach.

The message uses the display name “Social Security Administrator”, an agency logo and a prominent “View statement” button, but its sender address uses loradmiadministraciones.com, which has no apparent connection to the government and does not end in .gov. The article says legitimate Social Security emails usually come from government addresses, though the agency also uses some authorised outside services. It has not verified where this particular button leads; phishing links can direct people to fake login pages or malware.