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I got my check, and balanced my checkbook online, thank you. I got notices in the email account I use to get email from SSA. I don't open links in unsolicited emails. If I get email from I place I am signed up to use, I go to the actual site and log in. The sites usually have a copy of email or notices they sent, so if the same email is on the site, I know it's a real message and not spam or whatever. I also know it's a real site, because I logged in. So far, my extreme caution has worked 
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