Warning of the risk of impersonating electricity companies, demanding late payment of bills

Recently, the Canadian government has issued a warning about a scam impersonating the electricity company Sask Power, sending messages to people asking for payment of outstanding fees through online transfers.

The subjects claimed to be employees of the electricity company, sent overdue bills including the victim's information and home address via email, and requested access to the link to proceed with payment procedures.

To increase persuasiveness, the subjects attached a phone number at the end of the message, enticing the victim to call to verify and resolve the problem. After the victim made the call, the subjects used an urgent, urgent tone, saying that the electricity supply where the victim lived would be cut off in the next few hours, demanding that the debt be paid quickly.

Fraudsters impersonating Sask Power send messages to residents demanding payment of outstanding fees via online transfer.

To make payments conveniently and quickly, the subjects ask the victims to provide information about where they registered their bank accounts, then send the link and encourage the victims to access it using a mobile device with an online banking application installed.

Once accessed, the link will automatically redirect to the transaction screen, asking the victim to confirm to complete the payment.

Through the above scam, the Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) recommends that people be vigilant when receiving messages or emails requesting payment of fees. Carefully verify the information and identity of the email sender and the work unit through the phone number or official information portal.

Absolutely do not access strange links, do not make money transfers to suspicious accounts without verifying the information.

When encountering signs of fraud, people need to report to the authorities and local police to promptly investigate and track down the subject, preventing fraud.

Chi Hieu

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