Several King County employees have reported receiving suspicious calls and emails about retirement and deferred compensation plans. Should anyone claiming to represent King County employee retirement or financial services contact you directly, do not provide them with personal information.

Calls are from someone stating they work for Equitable financial services who wants to discuss your deferred compensation plan. This caller does not represent any King County retirement or financial programs. In addition, Equitable is not a provider of any King County retirement or financial plans.

In addition, emails have been received with the subject “Retirement Reviews” from “Mr and Mrs Restore” at no-reply@vcita.com. These emails look like invitations to attend meetings about your retirement benefits. These emails are not from King County or an approved King County vendor. Do not use the links – delete the email.

As a reminder, employees should verify that incoming emails are legitimate. You should never give out any personal information to anyone that you did not first contact.

To learn more about your King County employee retirement benefits, you can attend an education session listed in the events calendar on the Benefits home page. You can also go to the Retirement page or contact King County Retirement Navigator Carmen Johnson. To learn more about the King County Deferred Compensation Plan, go to Deferred Compensation Plan. If you have any questions or additional concerns, please reach out to KC.Benefits@KingCounty.gov.