Retired Public Employees' Association of California (RPEA)

We have been informed that a few of our Chapter Officers have recently received e-mails from scammers posing to be someone from their Chapter asking for assistance. These phishing e-mails are getting harder to identify when looking at the message itself.

RPEA strongly advises that you pay attention to not just the name on the e-mail you receive, but also pay attention to the e-mail address of the sender. Though scammers are able to make it appear as a person you may know, they are not able to hide the actual e-mail address itself. RPEA Headquarters, Board of Directors or Chapters would not send out an e-mail requesting for assistance of funds by any sort.

According to AARP, 1 in 10 Americans have fallen victim to the scam. The Federal Trade Commission also reported that gift cards have topped the list of reported fraud payment methods yearly since 2018. You can also report phishing to the Federal Trade Commission at its online complaint center,  https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/.

Thank you

If you worked for a California state agency, or for a California public agency, or school district, you know how important public employees are to the citizens of California—and you need a membership association that understands, too. The Retired Public Employees Association of California (RPEA) is that association.