If you have a TSP account, please read on...
The following e-mail is being distributed by an unknown source to numerous Bureau of Prisons employees. It has been confirmed with TSP that the e-mail address is not a legitimate TSP address. TSP does not communicate via e-mail except to confirm inter-fund transfers and contribution allocation changes initiated by the participant. Legitimate TSP e-mail addresses end with .gov, not .us. There is no Department of Justice sponsored bailout option.
The text of the scam message reads:
">>> "TSP Account Coordinator" <tsp-coordinator@tsp-bailout.us> 1/16/2009
2:09 PM >>>
Dear Customer,
Our records indicate your investment balance may have dropped below the allowable loss threshold set by the U.S. Government. This threshold has been set to notify customers that have lost over 30% of their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) investment balance as of October 1, 2008.
Due to the unfortunate decline in the public stock market, the USDOJ is authorizing a one time bailout option to recover your losses. If you wish to participate, please visit the website(https://www.tsp-bailout.us), log in using your USDOJ domain account credentials, and then select the bailout agreement link at the top of the page. Upon receiving confirmation, you will be sent the agreement paperwork.
You will only have until January 31, 2009, to take advantage of this bailout option. After that time the U.S. Government will no longer accept bailout requests from TSP customers.
Thank you,
Thrift Savings Plan Account Coordinator"
Since all federal employees utilize the TSP system this type of scam could easily be distributed to any and all federal employees . Do not provide any Privacy Information without verifying the source of the request particularly requests via re-mail.
Marty
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