Warning of new scam exploiting province-city mergers
Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) has just issued a warning about fraud, when subjects take advantage of local merger information to impersonate electricity employees, tricking customers into providing personal information.
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has issued an urgent notice about the increasing number of frauds related to the merger and adjustment of administrative boundaries in some localities. Bad guys are taking advantage of this opportunity to impersonate Electricity employees to appropriate customers' assets.
The subjects often call, claiming to be employees of the Electricity Company, with the reason related to the unit merger. The goal is to steal bank account information and illegally withdraw money. They ask customers to:
Visit the link they provide to update your electricity bill payment information.
Provide personal information, text, install strange apps, or join video calls for support.
EVN affirms that it does not ask customers to update personal information or access strange links via phone/text message. People are advised to:
Do not share account information, passwords, or OTP codes with strangers.
If in doubt, contact the Customer Care Center of the Regional Power Corporation or report to the local police for inspection.
EVN hopes people will be more vigilant to avoid losses from fraudulent activities.
