Electricity KYC Scam: While on one hand the people of the country are battling the scorching heat, on the other hand, people also have to stay away from scammers. According to reports, the number of scams happening with people in the country is increasing. Due to the summer season, the cases of scams happening with people are also increasing. Now you must be wondering what does heat have to do with scams. So let us tell you that scammers are most active at this time. Electricity is used the most in summer. Which scammers take advantage of. In this, a scam called Electricity KYC Update Scam is going on at this time. In this, people are getting messages posing as electricity officials, in which they are asked to update their KYC. If KYC is not updated, it is said that the electricity of their house will be cut off.
Not only this, there are links given in these messages, on clicking which your personal information reaches the scammers. Scammers take advantage of this and cheat you. To stop this, the Department of Telecommunications has taken strict steps and has given instructions to block 392 mobile phones. According to the information, these mobile phones were being used in the electricity KYC update scam.
Register your complaint on Chakshu portal
The government came to know about this scam through the Chakshu portal. The government has created this portal to help. If you receive an unknown call or message, you can go to this portal and register your complaint. While doing the same, when the scammers started sending messages to people to update KYC by posing as electricity department officials, people started complaining about it on the Chakshu portal. After which the government investigated with the help of AI and traced 392 mobile phones and more than 31,740 mobile numbers. Which were being used by scammers in the electricity KYC update scam.
How to avoid such scams?
To avoid such scams, first of all do not share your personal information such as bank details, OTP or account number with anyone, scammers can misuse your personal information. Apart from this, do not click on any link given in any unknown message. If you want to get any information about the electricity department, then go to its website and check from there. Apart from this, do not share your KYC on any unknown call or message. Use a strong password for the online electricity bill account and turn on two-factor authentication.
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