If An Erroneous Social Security Deposit Is Received - Be Careful

Yesterday, my Mom (89) was notified by her bank that she had received a deposit of $14,500 from the Social Security Administration (SSA). 

This was an erroneous deposit.  My fear is this is a set up by DOGE to claim fraud, waste and abuse in the SSA system.

We decided she should immediately notify the SSA fraud team. This can and should be done via letter and ensure copy of the letter is kept so you can show that you notified the SSA fraud team of concerns in a timely manner.

The address the letter should be sent to is

Social Security Fraud Hotline,

P.O. Box 17785,
Baltimore, MD 21235-7785

UPDATE:   Per comments, the payment from SSA was due to the Social Security Fairness Act. Please pardon the trigger reaction. We are living in a scary time. Be safe!