GSA Alerts Public to Recent E-mail Scheme
The U.S. General Services Administration is warning the public to avoid
falling victim to a recent e-mail scheme that targets users by sending unsolicited e-mails allegedly from
FirstGov, the citizen portal operated by GSA. These scam e-mails tell recipients that because of recent
fraudulent activities on Money Access Online they need to confirm their account has not been stolen or
hacked. The e-mails then direct recipients to click on a link and enter information related to personal credit
SERVICE (fraud@firstgov.gov). There may be other similarly styled addresses. The text of the e-mail includes
'Dear Money Access Customer' and asks for certain private personal and private financial data, but recipients
shouldn’t provide this information.
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