If you do not know about the electricity bill scam, then you should know about it. People can suffer financial loss due to this scam. Know in this news what are the ways to avoid it.
Electricity Bill Scam: The tech industry is constantly introducing new technologies to make people’s work easier. On one hand, new technology provides a lot of convenience to people. On the other hand, some people misuse it to cheat people. Recently a scam has come to light, the electricity bill scam. By getting trapped in this scam, people fall into the trap of scammers and suffer financial loss. Know further how this scam is carried out.
What is Electricity Bill Scam?
In Electricity Bill Scam, scammers send messages or phone calls to people and introduce themselves as electricity department officials. After this, they send a link in the message to the customer’s phone number. Malware is inserted in this link. In such a situation, scammers in a hurry ask people for many personal information including their banking details. This includes credit card, debit card, PIN number, OTP and CVV number etc. As soon as the scammers get all the information, they blow away all the money from the customer’s account.
How to avoid electricity bill scam
- Not everyone is aware of this type of scam. In such a situation, most people easily fall into the trap of scammers.
- To avoid this scam, use only the official website while paying electricity bill online.
- Along with this, you can take the help of the official app of the electricity company, download this app only from Google Play and Apple Play Store.
- https is definitely given in the official website, this shows that this website is safe.
Avoid sharing any kind of personal information or banking details on any message or phone call from an unknown number. - If you are asked to pay money through a phone call or message, then be careful.
