Now a scam is going on in the name of paying electricity bills, don’t do this mistake even by mistake, your entire account will be drained.

Technical News Office,Cybersecurity is an important issue for India as well as other countries. With the advancement of technology over time, on the one hand, people take advantage of it. On the other hand, scammers also try to deceive people using these technologies. One such incident came to light where a person working in Noida had to face a scam regarding the payment of their electricity bill. Rahul Yadav, working in Noida, told us how a scammer in the name of BSES Delhi tried to arrest him. him digitally. Here we will tell you how to avoid this.

How did the scam start?
Rahul told us that he first received a call from a man who introduced himself as an employee of the electricity department. He told Rahul that even after your payment, your bill has not been settled and you need to update it. After that, he sent a link to Rahul and asked him to delete it. Rahul said that this link was with the original people and he had no doubt about it, so he clicked on the link. This is where they made a mistake. As soon as he clicked on this link, an app was downloaded in the background on his device. The scammer asked him if he had paid via an option. Rahul told the scammer that he made the payment through UPI. With that, the scammer asked her to choose another option. As it seemed genuine to Rahul and he had to pay only Rs 3, he agreed, Rahul clicked on the credit card option and filled in his details, but the payment was declined by the bank. Meanwhile, the scammer started call forwarding on Rahul’s phone. This alarmed Rahul a bit and he immediately called it off. After a while, a message arrives from the bank that the payment has been canceled for security reasons. Rahul immediately blocked all his cards. By doing this, fraudsters will not be able to access their card.

What should the customer do?
Consumers should be vigilant and exercise caution when paying their electricity bills.
Only use genuine BSES platform for payment.
If someone calls you and says your bill hasn’t been paid, check it on the site first.