SSN found on dark web and what to do now.

[Bluesman]

There's a PayPal thing going around as well.
Just don't reply in whatever method they used to contact you.
If you're getting up there in age you can expect more garbage.

[Bruiser]

lololol

[kruppa24]

Scam!!!!!!!!!

[jtr]

I got a text and an email saying the same thing. Looks legitimate to me.

[Briar Friar]

Cancel your subscription to the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service. The scammers will go away on their own.

[Burnadell]

I just received an alert from my credit card co saying they have found my SSN on the dark web. What should I do? I know I should put a freeze on credit reports and probably get a copy prior to make sure there is no fraudulent activity. One source says to contact the SSA and IRS. Is that really necessary? Any advice on this is very much appreciated.

I don't know what that means. How was it actually worded? What did the alert tell you to do or what info did it ask you for? Was the alert in an email or text message? Did you call your credit card company?

As others have said, it's probably a scam. You haven't given us enough info to respond intelligently.

[Moon_Walker]

Lifelock

Did you listen to Rush Libaugh? lol

[JakeM]

Id guess its a scam but you could call the number on the back of your CC and ask them to confirm

[Atfulldraw]

The dark web worries you but you give that same number to the government every time they ask for it.

[Randell]

Fairly certain a CC company wouldn’t be checking out the dark web.

[wes122984]

Half the country has their social on the dark web from that Experian hack a while back.

[Drycreek3189]

Sounds like a scam and they are trying to get your info.

I’d call your credit card company from their customer service # (not anything the email/text provided you) and verify if you want to double check though.

This. I have Lifelock and they told me the same thing a couple years ago. We only had one cc so we cancelled it and watched everything for a few months (wife watches it like a hawk anyway) and nothing ever came of it. Take the precautions though, that may have been what saved us.

[Chronotrigger]

It shows up as an alert in my app.

Don't think it's a scam. One website said to contact the IRS. I'm thinking, what the hell is the IRS going to do.....or any form of government for that matter. Just going to keep an eye on things.

[doghouse]

Don't think it's a scam. One website said to contact the IRS. I'm thinking, what the hell is the IRS going to do.....or any form of government for that matter. Just going to keep an eye on things.

Scam 100%.

[SneakyPhil]

I got a notice from H&R Block this past week saying the same thing.