An email is being sent to registered entities by someone pretending to be FMCSA and requesting that you complete attached forms, which ask for SSN and USDOT PIN. FMCSA does not require such information on the official FMCSA forms. DO NOT fill out attached forms. Always refer to the official FMCSA forms. In some cases, they are also asking for a certificate of insurance and Driver’s License to help protect you against fraud. There is also a threat that if you don’t respond within a day that you will be fined, which is also not an FMCSA practice. The email shows that it came from either safety@fmcsa.gov or filing@fmcsa.gov, which are not legitimate email addresses and are not used or owned by FMCSA. Next, if you reply to the email, it actually goes to @fmcsa-safety-fmcsa.com, which is also not a domain owned or used by FMCSA. Not only is some of this information Personal Identifiable information (PII), but this information would also allow the unauthorized party to gain access to your FMCSA account. The email containing the link is also very convincing that this is coming from FMCSA.
Communications from FMCSA relating to information requests of this type would either request you to log in to your portal account at FMCSA Login (dot.gov) or come directly from an FMCSA dedicated mailbox. While these emails typically end in a “.gov”, we encourage our stakeholders and customers to verify any email or communication they feel to be suspicious with the appropriate agency. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommends following certain procedures for email verification. 
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Original article published by FMCSA