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'Phishing' Scheme Targets Thrift Savings Plan Holders
The TSP learned about 2 p.m. Thursday that it was being impersonated and stopped transactions on its Web site at about 6 p.m. On Thursday night, TSP posted a notice warning participants about the scam.
After the scammers turned off their bogus Web site on Friday, officials restored full service on the TSP site.
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Syndicate/SubscribeTSP officials suspect that the scammers were after credit card information and doubt they could meet criteria for taking money out of a TSP account. But they said reviews are underway to detect any suspicious activity in TSP accounts.
The scam, however, has disrupted processing of loans and withdrawals, which may be delayed for two days, in part because of the TSP internal review.
If you received one of the phony e-mails, TSP urges you to read a special notice posted on tsp.gov under the heading "E-Mail Scam" and use a toll-free phone number to contact a customer service representative.
On the Move
Mark A. Robbins , who worked on E Street NW as general counsel at the Office of Personnel Management, is now working on F Street, as the executive director of the president's Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
The board was created by Congress to ensure that privacy and civil liberties issues are given appropriate consideration in the development of counterterrorism policy. Carol E. Dinkins serves as chairman and Alan Charles Raul as vice chairman.
Stephen Barr's e-mail address isbarrs@washpost.com.
