Urgent: Important Information Regarding Direct Deposit Phishing Emails 

Action Required by Department: Share the following information with all departmental human resources (HR) and State Employees.

Description: The California State Controller's Office (SCO) has been made aware of phishing emails attempting to convince state entities to verify their employees direct deposit information. These emails are fake.  The SCO will never ask for sensitive direct deposit information via email. If you get any of these phishing emails immediately report them to your entities' Information Security Office.

Population Affected: All HR Offices

Contacts:   

• Affordable Care Act (ACA) Email acasupport@sco.ca.gov
• Cal Employee Connect Email connecthelp@sco.ca.gov 
• Cal Employee Connect Feedback Email connectfeedback@sco.ca.gov
• California Leave Accounting System (CLAS) Email Clas@sco.ca.gov
• ConnectHR Email (All HR Staff) connecthrhelp@sco.ca.gov
• ConnectHR Feedback Email (All HR Staff) connecthrhelp@sco.ca.gov
• CS Escalation Email (HR Supervisors and Managers)  PPSDOps@sco.ca.gov 
• HR Suggestions Email (All HR Staff) PPSDHRSuggestions@sco.ca.gov 
• Management Information Retrieval System (MIRS) Email ppsdmirs@sco.ca.gov  
• Statewide Customer Contact Center (916) 372-7200  

SCO Key Initiatives:  

• Cal Employee Connect Project
• California State Payroll System Project

Websites:

• HR
• State Employees