Alert if 'Your electricity bill is due' message is received, otherwiseA 440 watt jolt will be felt, PGVCL MD appeals
The MD of PGVCL appealed to the people to be careful about the fake messages coming in the mobile phone in the name of paying electricity bills.
- Beware of PGVCL power bill issue messages
- MD of PGVCL appealed to stay away from fake messages
- Appeal to contact PGVCL in case of fraud message
Several cases have come to light where people have been cheated by cyber mafias by sending messages on mobiles or social media. Then for the last several days, a message is sent in the name of the power company or a call is made saying, 'Dear customer, your power connection is pending, so your power connection will be cut.' Then the MD of PGVCL has appealed to people to be careful with such messages.
Appeal to contact PGVCL in case of fraud message
The MD of PGVCL has appealed to people to be cautious regarding the message coming on the electricity bill issue of PGVCL. They are telling people to stay away from such messages. Because for the last few days, electricity consumers have been receiving these types of messages on WhatsApp. In which people are getting messages that your electricity bill will be due and hence your electricity connection will be cut. Hence the MD of PGVCL has appealed to people to beware of such fraud messages. They said to contact PGVCL if such message comes. Because the possibility of fraud through social media is more within this.
Notably, the increasing cases of cybercrime in the country is a real cause for concern. However, the Cyber Crime Branch helps a lot in these cases. But along with strict rules and strict punishment, there should be awareness among the citizens so that they do not fall into anyone's trap and can protect their money. Recently, a serious case of cybercrime came to light from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
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97,000 lost by woman in Ghaziabad in a bid to save Rs 30
According to the complaint filed by Anjali Rana, a resident of Ghaziabad, she received a call from an unknown number. The caller recognize himself as an official from the Electricity Department. The man asked the victim to update the electricity bill and said that there was less than Rs 30 in the bill. While trying to save 30 rupees, the victim got caught in the hacker's circle. The accused asked the victim Anjali to send Rs 30 to her Paytm number and hacked her phone as soon as the money arrived. After this, the victim received a message asking him to deduct Rs 97,000, after which he realized that he had been duped. Anjali Rana, a resident of Ghaziabad, has lodged a complaint with the police and registered a case. Hence, the entire matter has been investigated with the help of Cyber Cell.
See how cyber mafias are cheating customers?
First of all, cyber mafias call customers. Later the customer is told that the electricity bill is yet to be processed. The customer is tricked as having made the payment but it doesn't show online. The scammer asks the customer to download the TeamViewer app. Later, if the customer downloads the TeamViewer app, his mobile gets control. Later the customer is forced to make an online payment. TeamViewer password gives fraudsters access to all customer details. Thus, in this way a complete master plan is formulated through which the electricity consumers get a sharp jolt of electricity as well.
Be careful, what tips did the cyber expert give?
Hence, cyber experts have given tips for people to be careful about this. In which the cyber expert says, 'People do not have your information when sending messages in the name of power company. You are giving your information to scammers. Get your details and use it opposed to you. Your account can be cleared with this information.'
