“Dear CUSTOMAR, your electricity power will be disconnected to night at 9.30 pm from electricity office because your previous month bill was not updated. Please immediately contact with our electricity officer 9693325442 Thank you.”
If you get such a message saying your power connection will be disconnected for non-payment of bill, beware; it is an attempted phishing attack on your bank account.
Wg. Cdr. Kurian Cherian (retd) learnt it the hard way after losing ₹10,000 to the phishing attack, despite not sharing any One Time Password (OTP) with the caller. “I got a message on my mobile that power will be disconnected by 9:30 pm for non-payment of bills for May and asked me to contact an electricity officer and provided a number for the same.
