| The Office of Inspector General was informed by an alert PBGC Staff member that he had received an automated e-mail from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) "confirming the registration of his complaint." This confirmation cited a case number for a complaint filed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on September 17, 2007 concerning Online Identity Theft. The Staff member never filed such a complaint. This is a Phishing Hoax e-mail.
The e-mail looks legitimate and has the BBB logo and the standard statements that the BBB sends when a complaint is filed. The only difference is the link for the web site where you can download a copy of your "complaint." In this case, we noted that the link was not that of the BBB and had an e-mail extender of "TW." This indicates that the website is in Taiwan. The website has no connection with the BBB and is written in Chinese.
Do NOT go to the website to view or download "a copy of your complaint form."
Remember, unless you've initiated contact: NEVER give out your personal information such as social security number, credit card number, bank account and routing numbers over the phone or through electronic mail. Never click on website links within electronic mail unless you've initiated the contact or KNOW the web site.
For more information about various scams, call
Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Aaron R. Jordan at ext.
3744.
For information about reporting suspected fraud,
waste or abuse to the Office of Inspector General, please call an OIG
investigator: Special Agent Tom Zigan at ext. 3104; Special Agent Jay Hancock ext. 6991; Special Agent
Cornelia Green at ext. 3315 and Claressia Jones at ext. 3685 (TTY/TDD Users: 202-326-4115).
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