What should I do? Social security number printed on envelope.?

I just received a 'village tax return' in the mail that had my name, address and social security number printed on the front label. Any thoughts on what I should do about it? Anything I need to worry about?

It's not a scam...this came from the local Village tax office. Frankly, most of them have nothing more than a middle school level education.

The public has no access to mail. That envelope would have been controlled until it was delivered in your mailbox. Therefore, unless someone took it out of your mailbox, there is very little chance anyone saw it.

I would guess if they wanted our SSN, they would have taken the envelope. The fact you still have it tells me you are probably safe.

I would also guess the village is going to get a lot of complaints, and not do that anymore.

Sounds like a scam, it is possible that someone might have stolen your identity.

It's your information and was printed on the front. Mail goes through many different places before it's sent to you....Anyone could have seen it. My advice to you is that you need to call social security. They need to straighten things out so that your identity isn't stolen...and hopefully it hasn't been already.

Sounds like your village has more than one idiot.

Contact them, advise them they are violating your privacy by printing your SSN on an envelope, and threaten to sue them if they don't stop.

Additionally, you should contact as many of your neighbors as possible and get a signed petition to stop this. If the Village doesn't stop, you should talk to an attorney regarding a class action suit.

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