General Assembly Retirement is a retirement system based in Springfield, IL, providing services to members of the General Assembly. They have recently issued warnings about phishing scams targeting their members, including fraudulent emails, phone calls, and text messages impersonating the retirement system. General Assembly Retirement emphasizes that they do not offer early benefit payment options or request personal or banking information through email or DocuSign.
Furthermore, they clarify that they do not contract with external parties for retirement counseling appointments or financial services, and only schedule counseling appointments at the request of the member. If any suspicious activity is encountered, members are encouraged to report it to the SERS call center to help prevent and detect schemes impacting their members.
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