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GSA warns public of e-mail scam

By Jason Miller, GCN Staff

The General Services Administration is warning the public about an e-mail scam asking for personal credit card information.

The phishing attack is supposedly coming from GSA’s FirstGov.gov portal, fraud@firstgov.gov. It asks the recipient to click on a link for Money Access Online and submit credit card information to confirm the account as not been stolen or hacked.

GSA said recipients should not respond to these e-mails: It doesn’t send unsolicited e-mails to the public in this manner and doesn’t ask for personal information of any kind.

Officials added that the agency is investigating the phishing scheme.

More news on related topics: IT Security, Authentication / Identity Management



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