Letter in USPS to register for Automatic Renewal

[AgingKeeper]

My wife (the primary member) received a paper letter asking her to sign up for automatic renewal of our membership.  I am not sure why we are getting this letter, our membership expires in September of 2029!  

Is this letter a scam?  It sure seems like a scam.  There is no mention of the need for Auto-Renewal on the AARP website for either of our accounts.  We do not want to given them the information they need to support auto-renewal, we have no idea how they secure this information.  

Lastly the letter we received asks us to send a voided check.  Absolutely no way this is happening.  The USPS actually put out the word on local news that the blue mailboxes in metro Denver are not safe to use for checks etc.  Not trusting bank account info to the USPS, or to AARP’s servers. They will simply need to let me pay when I want using their third party processor who actually knows how to deal with these data.

[AARPConsumerCare]

@AgingKeeper Thank you for being a valued part of our family! That sounds like a legitimate offer from us to take advantage of the Automatic Renewal benefits. Automatic Renewal is an easy and convenient way to ensure that your membership with AARP continues automatically each year, meaning you won't have to manually renew your membership by mail or online. You also get 25% off the first year if you choose to take advantage of the offer. If you're interested in learning more about the automatic renewal option, or to sign up online, I invite you to visit: https://aarp.info/3BjJKAW. I'm always here to help if you need anything, please don't hesitate to reach out!  - Janelle M.

[BLS99880]

They (as well as I) paid for 5 dadblamed years!! Leave us alone with the stupid renewal notices! Summer 2029, okay, fine, whatever. But NOW?? That's ridiculous, I'm sorry.

[AARPConsumerCare]

@BLS99880 Thank you for being a valued member of our family! If you received mail from AARP that was not addressed to you directly with your name and membership number, it is likely a generic promotion. Generic promotional pieces are sent out in mass mailings as part of AARP’s overall membership acquisition program. Let's look into those renewal notices. I sent you a private message to request the details needed to locate your membership: https://community.aarp.org/t5/notes/privatenotespage?cmp=SNO-LITHIUM---&socialid=15056049240. I look forward to hearing back from you!  - Janelle M.

[EricC28201]

Thank you @AgingKeeper it is truly refreshing to hear somebody speaking so sensibly about Security.

...and yes I also get junk snail mail from AARP.  It can be such a nuisance that I have to be careful not to become complacent about trashing it.