Ludhiana: If you pay your electricity bill online, keep fighting cyber fraud.
In the past few days, four such cases have been reported to cyber cells from Ludhiana police where people have lost Lakh Rupee to the Cons.
According to officials, fraudsters send links to payments to people via SMS and emails mentioned by Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) in it so they can trust and make payments.
Responsible for the Cell-II Cyber ​​Inspector, Jatinder Singh said, “We have received four such complaints in the past few days.
In all cases, the defendant has used the name of the e-Wallet, Payu application.
Fraud sends SMS and emails that claim to be from Payu e-Wallet.
They share links with people who use this application, say their electricity bills are delayed and they can pay them using links.
The victims make payments through the link, but money is transferred to a fraudster account and not to PSPCL.
“He added , “Some entrepreneurs receive a link, make payments in Lakh for their factories and their offices and cheated.
In one case, a man lost Rs 2.48 lakh for this new fraud and other complainants lost Rs 3.5 Lakh.
The email and message they received said The estimated amount of PspCl bill is delayed, which means that the Power Corporation data is being stolen.
“The official said Bah WA The only solution to escape from fraudsters is to make a payment only through the official website and the PSPCL.Inspector Cellular application Jatinder said, “I would advise people to only use the official platform to make a payment.
People should not fall for any sms or email, claim discounts on bills or cashback.
This is another way to trap them into fraud.
“‘Fake PSPCL Webpage Foxes People’Trupling Kaur Bhatti, ADCP (crime), who also heads the Cybercrime unit, said,” PspCl fake page open when someone clicked on the link distributed by a cheater.
That is why the person did not realize that he made a payment to the Platform Con.
We have written to PSPCL authorities and further investigations to find out who has leaked consumer data.
“Check the agency of officials said the police had received information that some agents paid the residents ‘bills online at a cost and there were consumers’ possibilities for sale by them.
However, it has not been verified.