An electricity bill scam has been doing the rounds for months now. The fraud, despite warnings from various experts and banks, continues to claim victims. The message in this scam comes via SMS or WhatsApp. These messages claim to be from the electricity department and threaten the recipient that the power at his home will be cut tonight as the last month’s bill has not been updated. The message reads: “Dear customer your electricity power will be disconnected by tonight. Last month bill was not updated. Immediately contact our officer 9054XXXXX — Brents”.
Another example of such scam SMS is: “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 officer 8240471159 Thank you.”
