VRS Members: Watch for COVID-19-Related Scams

From time to time, the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) receives reports from members and employers that various companies or groups have contacted them via email or phone to offer retirement counseling services or insurance products. With passage of the CARES Act, which allows COVID-19-related distributions from certain retirement plans, unsolicited calls to members may increase.

To that end, please be aware:

• VRS does not use unsolicited calls to contact members to offer services.
• VRS does not sell services; all benefit counseling is free to members and retirees.
• Correspondence from VRS will arrive by U.S. mail and on official letterhead.
• Emails from VRS will be sent from a “varetire.org” address and include the VRS logo and copyright.
• VRS staff do not come to members’ homes to discuss benefits.

Contact Benefits@nvcc.edu with questions.