Dear Customer Your Electricity Power Will be CUT tonight due to last month bill was not update please call electricity office 8249396617. Many users have been receiving messages on WhatsApp or via SMS from random numbers that says that their electricity connection will be suspended soon unless they immediately call a certain number. What is the latest electricity bill scam? How can you identify whether the SMS you are getting regarding your electricity bill is real or fake?
If you pay your electricity bill online, then you must read about this latest scam that fraudsters are using to trick people. Electricity boards or suppliers often inform customers about the total amount of the electricity bill for a certain month and the due date via SMS or WhatsApp messages. Using a similar format, scamsters are now sending fake messages about unpaid electricity dues to users to dupe them.
Many users have been receiving messages on WhatsApp or via SMS from random numbers that says that their electricity connection will be suspended soon unless they immediately call a certain number. The message reads: “Dear Customer Your Electricity power will be disconnected Tonight at 8.30 pm from electricity office. because your previous month bill was not update, please immediately contact with our electricity 8240471159 Thank you.”