I went to the South Carolina Security Center - https://dor.sc.gov/securitycenter. The website noted:
"New from the SCDOR: Identity Verification Quiz and Individual Code Verification. The SCDOR has implemented new security measures to ensure that fraudsters are not using your information to file a false return and steal your refund. You may receive a letter from the SCDOR asking you to visit MyDORWAY to complete one of these verifications after filing your return. This is just another step we are taking to keep your information private."
This is not the same procedure that you are being asked to do, so I have a concern.
Call area code 844 and phone number 898-8542 (choose Option 1) and ask them (this is the SC Department of Revenue), describe the letter, and ask them if the letter is legit. As before, ask if you can do the identity verification over the phone; otherwise do whatever they tell you to do.
NOTE TO MODS (or whoever edited my post): the phone number in the paragraph above is the phone number for Individual Tax at the South Carolina Department of Revenue (see https://dor.sc.gov/contact), not a private phone number! Please remove the block on this number!
