PIB Fact Check Regarding Electricity Bill: If you have also received such a text or WhatsApp message in which it is being claimed to cut off the electricity of the house for not depositing the electricity bill, then you need to be careful. The message written in the letter from the Ministry of Power is going viral on social media. In the viral message, it has been said to update the electricity bill immediately. If the bill is not updated, it has been said that electricity will be cut at 9 pm.
Many Cases Of Cheating Have Come To Notice
And it has also been written that you should contact our Electricity Office, Devesh Joshi, so your house’s electricity does not get cut off. It is also written that you can contact the number below to update the bill. In the past, many such cases came to notice in which thugs told through text messages that due to not updating ‘your last electricity bill’, your light would be disconnected at 9 pm.
Pib Fact Check Revealed The Truth
PIB Fact Check revealed that some people called on the number mentioned in the message or social media post, and then lakhs of rupees were deducted from their accounts. A PIB fact check ascertained the reality of the message going viral. PIB Fact Check found that the Ministry of Power has issued no such letter or message. Cyber thugs are circulating such messages to make people victims. In such a situation, you need to be completely careful.
Do Not Forward Misleading Messages
Central government’s official fact checker ‘PIB Fact Check’ has warned people against forwarding such misleading messages. In a tweet issued by PIB Fact Check, it was told that this claim is fake. Please do not forward such a misleading message; PIB did this tweet on 28 December. This message has been found entirely fake in the investigation.
