Recently, bad guys often impersonate electricity employees, calling people to ask them to pay their electricity bills through their personal accounts. They manipulate the victims' psychology by urging them to transfer money immediately and threatening to cut off the electricity. If people confirm that they have paid via the app, they say that the data on the system needs to be adjusted to avoid confusion and ask people to access fake links and apps with interfaces identical to the EVN website to correct the information. By following these requests, the victims have provided personal information to bad guys and had their bank accounts, social networks, etc. taken over.

Experts say that many people fall into the trap of scammers because they create very logical scenarios depending on the situation. They also grasp basic information of their "prey" such as name, address, etc. This information is not difficult for them to buy from black markets on the internet. Therefore, people need to be wary of strangers contacting them and grasp some basic personal information.

Local Power Corporations have confirmed through public announcements that they do not collect electricity bills through personal accounts. Electricity customers should be vigilant and not provide personal information or transfer money to unverified accounts. If you encounter any suspicious situations, please contact the EVN Call Center for support.

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